Table 5.
The spectrum and frequency of various fungi isolated from patients with clinically suspected fungal keratitis and identified at the genus level during 1990 to 2020 (5,245 out of 5,557 isolates have been identified).
| Fungus | Frequency (N = 5,245) | Percentage | Fungus | Frequency (N = 5,245) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus | 1,712 | 32.64 | Absidia | 2 | 0.04 |
| Fusarium | 1,543 | 29.42 | Exophiala | 2 | 0.04 |
| Curvularia | 480 | 9.15 | Scytalidium | 2 | 0.04 |
| Alternaria | 478 | 9.11 | Epicoccum | 2 | 0.04 |
| Candida | 283 | 5.40 | Acrophialophora | 2 | 0.04 |
| Bipolaris | 255 | 4.86 | Drechslera | 2 | 0.04 |
| Penicillium | 197 | 3.76 | Trichosporon | 2 | 0.04 |
| Acremonium | 89 | 1.70 | Scopulariopsis | 1 | 0.02 |
| Rhizopus | 43 | 0.82 | Cylindrocarpon | 1 | 0.02 |
| Paecilomyces | 41 | 0.78 | Neurospora | 1 | 0.02 |
| Rhodotorula | 22 | 0.42 | Lasiodiplodia | 1 | 0.02 |
| Scedosporium | 16 | 0.31 | Beauveria | 1 | 0.02 |
| Exserohilum | 15 | 0.29 | Phialophora | 1 | 0.02 |
| Cladosporium | 12 | 0.23 | Rhinocladiella | 1 | 0.02 |
| Mucor | 7 | 0.13 | Nigrospora | 1 | 0.02 |
| Fonsecaea | 6 | 0.11 | Papulaspora | 1 | 0.02 |
| Aureobasidium | 5 | 0.09 | Sarcinomyces | 1 | 0.02 |
| Chaetomium | 4 | 0.08 | Trichoderma | 1 | 0.02 |
| Trichophyton | 4 | 0.08 | Microsporum | 1 | 0.02 |
| Colletotrichum | 3 | 0.06 | Blastomyces | 1 | 0.02 |
| Chrysosporium | 2 | 0.04 | Sporothrix | 1 | 0.02 |