Table 1.
Microbiological Analysis of the Microbes Grown From Contact Lenses and Eyes of Participants Experiencing CIEs
| Location | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject ID | Diagnosis | Contact Lens | Contact Lens (CFU/lens) | Upper Bulbar Conjunctiva (CFU/mL) | Lower Lid Swab (CFU/mL) |
| 15 | CLARE | Mel4-coated lens | Citrobacter diversus (30) | No growth | No growth |
| 117 | CLARE | No growth | No growth | No growth | |
| 103a,b | IK | No growth | Staphylococcus gallinarum (2) | No growth | |
| 37 | CLARE | Control lens | Acinetobacter haemolyticus (1050) | Staphylococcus epidermidis (1) | Not available |
| 68b | CLARE | No growth | Staphylococcus epidermidis (5) | Staphylococcus epidermidis (260) Acinetobacter lwoffii (3) | |
| 90 | CLARE | No growth | No growth | Staphylococcus hominis (7) Staphylococcus saprophyticus (3) | |
| 154 | CLARE | No growth | Staphylococcus epidermidis (28) | Staphylococcus epidermidis (3) Staphylococcus hominis (18) | |
| 6 | IK | Not available | No growth | Staphylococcus epidermidis (42) | |
| 19b | IK | Staphylococcus hominis (1) | Staphylococcus hominis (1) | Staphylococcus epidermidis (1) | |
a
This subject had worn the lenses for 22 days, outside of the 14-day wear schedule.
b
These participants had stored the contact lenses in the Biotrue contact lens solution rather than the PBS provided in the red eye kit.