TABLE 3.

Frequencies of isolation of fungi during asymptomatic lens wear and CIEs

Microorganism	Isolation of fungus during:				P
	Asymptomatic lens wear (n = 4,203)		CIE (n = 118)
	Incidence (%)	Median CFU (range)	Incidence (%)	Median CFU (range)
Cladosporium sp.	1.6	5 (1–600)	2.5	5 (3–10)	0.444
Aspergillus flavus	0.7	5 (1–700)	3.4	3 (1–5)	0.011a
Aspergillus niger	0.7	5 (1–5)	0.9	5	0.574
Unidentified dematiaceous fungus	0.3	5 (1–6)	0		1.000
Unidentified hyaline fungus	0.3	5 (2–300)	0.9	7	0.340
Aspergillus fumigatus	0.3	5 (2–5)	1.7	5 (5)	0.047b
Curvularia sp.	0.2	3 (1–1,000)	0		1.000
Aspergillus terreus	0.1	2 (1–5)	0.9	1	0.129
Alternaria sp.	0.1	5 (1–5)	0		1.000
Bipolaris spicifera	0.1	3 (1–5)	0		1.000
Candida tropicalis	0.1	2 (16)	0		1.000
Candida sp.	0.1	6 (1–16)	0.9	12	0.153
Fusarium sp.	0.1	5 (5–6)	0		1.000
Mucor sp.	0.1	1 (5)	0		1.000
Paecilomyces sp.	0.1	3 (3)	0		1.000
Penicillium sp.	0.1	2 (1–35)	0		1.000
Rhizopus sp.	0.1	5 (5)	1.7	13 (5–21)	0.004
Saccharomyces cerevisiae	0.1	3 (5)	0		1.000
Aspergillus sp.	0.1	5 (1–5)	0.9	5	0.176
Humicola sp.	0.1	3 (1–5)	0		1.000

^aMann-Whitney U test, 0.407. 

^bMann-Whitney U test, 0.641.