Table 3 Spectrum of fungal isolates from patients with Fungal keratitis (n = 69)
Fungal isolates | Pure culture | Mixed culture | Total isolates | % of the total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. albicans | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15.8 |
Rhodotorula sp | - | 1 | 1 | 1.3 |
Acremonium sp | 3 | - | 3 | 3.9 |
Alternaria sp | 1 | - | 1 | 1.3 |
A.flavus | 4 | 4 | 5.3 | |
A. fumigates | 3 | - | 3 | 3.9 |
A. niger | 9 | 2 | 11 | 14.5 |
A.terreus | 1 | - | 1 | 1.3 |
Cladosporium sp | 5 | - | 5 | 6.6 |
Curvularia spp. | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | |
Fusarium oxysporium | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7.9 |
Fusarium solani | 11 | 2 | 13 | 17.1 |
Fusarium sp | 2 | 2 | 2.6 | |
Penicillium spp. | 6 | - | 6 | 7.9 |
Paecilomyces sp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 |
Rhizopus spp. | 1 | - | 1 | 1.3 |
Scedosporium sp | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5.3 |
Sepedonium sp | 1 | - | 1 | 1.3 |
Total | 63 | 13 | 76 | 100 |