Table 1.
Spectrum of bacterial isolates observed in cases with bacterial keratitis in South Texas
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| Bacteria | Number of cases | Percentage of Bacterial Isolates |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 56 | 25.7% |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 51 | 23.4% |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 24 | 11.0% |
| Moraxella species | 17 | 7.8% |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 9 | 4.1% |
| Streptococcus viridans | 8 | 3.7% |
| Diphtheroids | 8 | 3.7% |
| Bacillus species | 6 | 2.8% |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 6 | 2.8% |
| Serratia marcescens | 5 | 2.3% |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | 1.8% |
| Actinobacter | 3 | 1.4% |
| Achromobacter | 2 | 0.9% |
| Enterobacter species | 2 | 0.9% |
| Enterococcus species | 2 | 0.9% |
| Streptococcus anginosus | 2 | 0.9% |
| Rothia species | 1 | 0.5% |
| Abiotrophia | 1 | 0.5% |
| Actinomyces meyeri | 1 | 0.5% |
| Atypical mycobacteria (mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus complex) | 1 | 0.5% |
| Capnocytophaga species | 1 | 0.5% |
| Corynebacterium species | 1 | 0.5% |
| Granulicatella species | 1 | 0.5% |
| Group B Streptococcus | 1 | 0.5% |
| Group G Streptococcus | 1 | 0.5% |
| Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 1 | 0.5% |
| Morganella | 1 | 0.5% |
| Neisseria species (not meningitidis or gonorrhea) | 1 | 0.5% |
| Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia | 1 | 0.5% |
| Total | 218 | |