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. 2020 Feb 13;13:493–500. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S235954

Table 2.

Genus Distribution of Pathogens Isolated from Endophthalmitis Patients by Clinical Setting

Genus Total Posttraumatic Keratitis Related Postoperative Endogenous
Gram-positive cocci 130 (42.07%) 88 (49.72%) 2 (6.06%) 25 (59.52%) 15 (26.32%)
Staphylococcus epidermidis 61 (19.74%) 9 (5.08%) 6 (14.29%) 2 (3.51%)
 Other CNS 26 (8.41%) 54 (30.51%) 1 (3.03%) 7 (16.67%) 8 (14.04%)
 Enterococci 18 (5.83%) 6 (3.39%) 10 (23.81%) 2 (3.51%)
 Streptococci 16 (5.18%) 11 (6.21%) 2 (4.76%) 2 (3.51%)
Staphylococcus aureus 3 (0.97%) 1 (1.75%)
 Other Gram-positive cocci 6 (1.94%) 8 (4.52%) 1 (3.03%)
Gram-negative bacilli 83 (26.86%) 44 (24.86%) 10 (30.30%) 10 (23.81%) 19 (33.33%)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 23 (7.44%) 3 (1.69%) 9 (27.27%) 4 (9.52%) 7 (12.28%)
Serratia spp. 20 (6.47%) 4 (2.26%) 2 (4.76%)
Monas spp. 11 (3.56%) 6 (3.39%) 1 (2.38%) 4 (7.02%)
Enteric bacilli 9 (2.91%) 8 (4.52%) 3 (7.14%) 1 (1.75%)
 Other Gram-negative bacilli 20 (6.47%) 23 (12.99%) 1 (3.03%) 7 (12.28%)
Gram-positive bacilli 18 (5.83%) 14 (7.91%) 2 (6.06%) 2 (4.76%)
Bacillus cereus 10 (3.24%) 9 (5.08%) 1 (3.03%)
 Other Bacillus spp. 4 (1.29%) 4 (2.26%)
 Propionibacterium acnes 3 (0.97%) 1 (3.03%) 2 (4.76%)
Mycobacterium abscessus 1 (0.32%) 1 (0.56%)
Gram-negative vibrios 2 (0.65%) 2 (1.13%)
 Vibrio vulnificus 2 (0.65%) 2 (1.13%)
Gram-negative cocci 1 (0.32%) 1 (1.75%)
 Neisseria 1 (0.32%) 1 (1.75%)
Filamentous fungi 60 (19.42%) 26 (14.69%) 19 (57.58%) 3 (7.14%) 12 (21.05%)
Fusarium spp. 24 (7.77%) 7 (3.95%) 8 (24.24%) 2 (4.76%) 7 (12.28%)
Aspergillus spp. 20 (6.47%) 11 (6.21%) 7 (21.21%) 2 (3.51%)
 Mucor 7 (2.27%) 4 (2.26%) 2 (6.06%) 1 (1.75%)
 Sporothrix 5 (1.62%) 1 (0.56%)
 Other filamentous fungi 4 (1.29%) 3 (1.69%) 2 (6.06%) 2 (4.76%) 2 (3.51%)
Non-filamentous fungi 15 (4.85%) 3 (1.69%) 2 (4.76%) 10 (17.54%)
Candida spp. 13 (4.21%) 3 (1.69%) 2 (4.76%) 8 (14.04%)
 Yeasts 2 (0.65%) 2 (3.51%)
Total isolated pathogens 309 (100.0%) 177 (100.0%) 33 (100.0%) 42 (100.0%) 57 (100.0%)

Abbreviation: CNS, coagulase-negative staphylococcus.