Table 1. Descriptive statistics for the ocular outcome of endogenous endophthalmitis.
| Total of 39 EE patients (23 culture positive cases and 16 culture negative cases) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Good ocular outcomea N = 19 (%) | Poor ocular outcomeb N = 20 (%) | Total N = 39 (%) | P-value | |
| Gender | 1.000 | ||||
| Female | 6 (31.6) | 6 (30.0) | 12 (30.8) | ||
| Male | 13 (68.4) | 14 (70.0) | 27 (69.2) | ||
| Age | 0.250 | ||||
| ≤60 years | 13 (68.4) | 9 (45.0) | 22 (56.4) | ||
| >60 years | 6 (31.6) | 11 (55.0) | 17 (43.6) | ||
| Predisposing disease | 1.000 | ||||
| Yes | 16 (84.2) | 17 (85.0) | 33 (84.6) | ||
| No | 3 (15.8) | 3 (15.0) | 6 (15.4) | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.000 | ||||
| Yes | 6 (31.6) | 7 (35.0) | 13 (33.3) | ||
| No | 13 (68.4) | 13 (65.0) | 26 (66.7) | ||
| Malignancy | 0.308 | ||||
| Yes | 4 (21.1) | 1 (5.0) | 5 (12.8) | ||
| No | 15 (78.9) | 19 (95.0) | 34 (87.2) | ||
| Indwelling catheter | 1.000 | ||||
| Yes | 2 (10.5) | 2 (10.0) | 4 (10.3) | ||
| No | 17 (89.5) | 18 (90.0) | 35 (89.7) | ||
| Liver abscess | 0.399 | ||||
| Yes | 6 (31.6) | 10 (50.0) | 16 (41.0) | ||
| No | 13 (68.4) | 10 (50.0) | 23 (59.0) | ||
| Acute pyelonephritis | 0.350 | ||||
| Yes | 4 (21.1) | 8 (40.0) | 12 (30.8) | ||
| No | 15 (78.9) | 12 (60.0) | 27 (69.2) | ||
| Klebsiella as pathogen | 0.020 | ||||
| No | 17 (89.5) | 10 (50.0) | 27 (69.2) | ||
| Yes | 2 (10.5) | 10 (50.0) | 12 (30.8) | ||
| Pathogens in culture | 0.646 | ||||
| No growth | 9 (47.4) | 7 (35.0) | 16 (41.0) | ||
| Growth | 10 (52.6) | 13 (65.0) | 23 (59.0) | ||
| Diagnosis after symptom onset | 0.129 | ||||
| ≤3 days | 13 (72.2) | 8 (42.1) | 21 (56.8) | ||
| >3 days | 5 (27.8) | 11 (57.9) | 16 (43.2) | ||
| Antibiotic treatment after symptom onset | 0.259 | ||||
| ≤4 days | 14 (82.4) | 10 (58.8) | 24 (70.6) | ||
| >4 days | 3 (17.6) | 7 (41.2) | 10 (29.4) | ||
| Surgical procedurec after symptom onset | 0.990 | ||||
| ≤5 days | 10 (71.4) | 11 (64.7) | 21 (67.7) | ||
| >5 days | 4 (28.6) | 6 (35.3) | 10 (32.3) | ||
| C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.539 | ||||
| ≤10 | 5 (33.3) | 3 (17.6) | 8 (25.0) | ||
| >10 | 10 (66.7) | 14 (82.4) | 24 (75.0) | ||
EE, endogenous endophthalmitis.
aHand motion, counting fingers, and 20/200 or better.
bNo light perception and light perception.
cIntravitreal antibiotics or pars plana vitrectomy.