Table 2.
Type of trauma and microbiological profile associated with infectious keratitis
| Nature of trauma | Male | Female | Total | Percentage | Bacterial isolate detected | Fungal isolate detected | No organism detected | Mixed bacterial and fungal isolates detected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetative matter | 48 | 16 | 64 | 42.4 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 1 |
| Cement particle and brick powder | 15 | 3 | 18 | 11.9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Wooden stick | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9.9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Foreign body | 14 | 0 | 14 | 9.3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Insect in eye | 13 | 0 | 13 | 8.6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Dust particles | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5.9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Animal tail | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Chemical injury | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Finger nail | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.6 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| Plastic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pencil tip | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Welding | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Tyre burst | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Total | 116 | 35 | 151 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 4 |