Table 1. Bacteria isolated from the intraocular fluid of patients diagnosed with endophthalmitis.
| Isolates | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Coagulase negative staphylococci | 363 | 54.6% |
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| Streptococci | 138 | 20.8% |
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| Staphylococcus aureus | 68 | 10.2% |
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| Other Gram-positive | 49 | 7.4% |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 15 | 2.3% |
| Bacillus cereus | 13 | 2.0% |
| Diphtheroids | 12 | 1.8% |
| Remaining Gram-positive | 9 | 1.4% |
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| Gram-negative | 47 | 7.1% |
| Haemophilus species | 8 | 1.2% |
| Serratia marcescens | 8 | 1.2% |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 | 1.1% |
| Moraxella species | 3 | 0.5% |
| Other Gram-negative | 21 | 3.2% |
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| Total | 665 | |