TABLE 1.
Clinical data from 18 patients with pneumococcal conjunctivitisb
| Samplea | Type | Source | Diagnosis or diagnoses | Date of isolation (mo/day/yr) | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 5/17/95 | 14 yr |
| 2 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 6/5/95 | 13 mo |
| 3 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis, otitis media | 3/2/95 | 17 mo |
| 4 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 3/17/95 | 29 mo |
| 5 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 5/9/95 | 8 yr |
| 6 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 3/20/95 | 23 yr |
| 7 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 4/27/95 | 4 yr, 10 mo |
| 8 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 3/3/95 | 16 mo |
| 9 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis, rhinitis | 3/11/95 | 2 mo |
| 10 | AA | Eye | Conjunctivitis, URI | 5/1/95 | 6 mo |
| 11 | 3 | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 5/1/95 | 2 mo |
| 12 | 6B | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 2/21/95 | 30 mo |
| 13 | 8 | Eye | Conjunctivitis, otitis media | 6/23/95 | 21 mo |
| 14 | 11A | Eye | Conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis | 2/23/95 | 31 mo |
| 15 | 23F | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 2/28/95 | 19 mo |
| 16 | 6B | Eye | Conjunctivitis, URI | 3/6/95 | 3 mo |
| 17 | 6B | Eye | Conjunctivitis | 4/6/95 | 7 yr |
| 18 | I | Eye | Conjunctivitis, URI, thrush | 5/10/95 | 3 mo |
| Illinois | AA | Eye | Epidemic conjunctivitis | ?/?/96 | |
| 19 | 3 | Throat | Sinusitis, pharyngitis | 6/12/95 | 25 yr |
| 20 | 9V | Abdominal drainage | Abdominal cellulitis | 4/3/95 | 28 yr |
| 21 | 19F | Blood and CSF | Sepsis, meningitis | 3/22/95 | 2 mo |
| 22 | 23F | Blood | Septic shock (fatal) | 3/10/95 | 52 yr |
| 23 | 9V | Sputum | Burn patient | 2/27/95 | 46 yr |
a
The Illinois sample represents the genotype identified in cases of epidemic conjunctivitis among military recruits (1). This sample and samples 19 through 23 are included for comparison.
b
AA, an autoagglutinating strain; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; URI, upper respiratory tract infection.