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Table 4 Final visual acuity in patients with endophthalmitis.

From: Results at seven years after the use of intracamerular cefazolin as an endophthalmitis prophylaxis in cataract surgery

Group 1

(1996-2002)

    

Culture

No light perception

Light perception

to < 0.1

0.1 to 0.4

> 0.4

Gram positive

5 (Strp. Pneumoniae, Bacillus spp.)

18*

19**

6***

Gram negative

1 (Serratia marcensens)

 

1(E. Colli)

 

Negative culture

4

10

12

 

Group 2

(2003-2009)

    

Culture

No light perception

Light perception to < 0.1

0.1 to 0.4

> 0.4

Gram positive

1 (Corynebacterium)

   

Gram negative

2(Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomona aeroginosa)

2 (Proteus mirabilis)

  

Negative culture

1

1

  
  1. 18* = 14 cases of Staph. Epidermidis and 4 cases of Staph. Aureus
  2. 24** = 18 cases of Staph. Epidermidis and 1 case of Staph. Aureus
  3. 6*** = One case of Strp. Viridans, and four cases of Staph. Epidermidis
  4. NA = No patients with negative culture endophthalmitis in Group 1, and no patients in Group 2 with Gram-positive bacteria endophthalmitis.