Table 2 Organisms isolated by culture from post-traumatic endophthalmitis patient samples

Gram(+) cocci

Staphylococcus epidermidis

78

21.8%

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

43

12.0%

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

19

5.3%

Staphylococcus aureus

6

1.7%

Streptococcus liquefaciens

1

0.3%

Other Gram(+) cocci

3

0.8%

Gram(-) Bacilli

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

28

7.8%

Escherichia coli

23

6.4%

Bacillus proteus

16

4.5%

Acinetobacter lwoffii

5

1.4%

Klebsiella pneumoniae

4

1.1%

Enterobacter cloacae

4

1.1%

Morgan bacillus

3

0.8%

Bacillus alcaligenes

3

0.8%

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

2

0.6%

Other Gram(-) bacilli

16

4.5%

Gram(+) Bacilli

Bacillus subtilis

31

8.7%

Corynebacterium pyogenes

2

0.6%

Other Gram(+) bacilli

11

3.1%

Aspergillus

Aspergillus fumigatus

11

3.1%

Aspergillus nidulans

7

2.0%

Aspergillus niger

6

1.7%

Aspergillus flavus

2

0.6%

Yeast-like fungi

18

5.0%

Fusarium

Fusarium solani

5

1.4%

Fusarium equiseti

1

0.3%

Fusarium moniliforme

1

0.3%

Other fungi

Bipolaris sorodiniana

4

1.1%

Curvularia geniculata

2

0.6%

Conidia

2

0.6%

Penicillium

1

0.3%