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Table 3 Comparative distribution of bacterial pathogens in clinical diagnoses other than keratitis

From: Bacterial profile of ocular infections: a systematic review

 

Type of Clinical diagnose

Blephritis

Conjunctivitis

Dacryocystitis

Endophthalmitis

Reference

[10]

[21] [77]

[2]

[10]

[27]

[38]

[74]

[86]

[69]

[18]

[40]

[37]

[49]

[74]

% 0f bacterial isolates

Gram positive

S. aureus

45.5

32

27.1

20.3

21.7

8.2

52.5

5

26

50

19.4

  

12.5

CoNS*

22.7

35.6

22.6

18

65

 

30.1

83.1

45.4

52.2

29

 

10.5

18.8

S. pyogenes

13.6

3.6

 

5.7

          

S. pneumoniae

9

3.6

 

10.4

5

1.6

    

6.5

21

21

31.3

S. viridians

2.3

3.6

 

4.5

   

1.7

   

71

10.5

 

Enterococcus

   

2.25

   

1.7

      

Bacillus spp.

       

0.9

    

10.5

 

Gram negative

P. aeruginosa

 

23.8

9.7

8.5

 

18

 

2.5

1.6

37.5

  

21

 

E. coli

 

3.6

6.5

0.45

 

23

 

0.9

      

K. pneumoniae

6.8

  

6.8

 

9.8

2.6

0.4

2.8

17.4

6.5

 

5.25

12.5

Serratia

 

4.8

   

28

        

Acinetobacter

            

5.25

 

Enterobacter

  

1.9

  

13

    

6.5

   

Proteus

 

3.6

 

2.25

 

1.9

5.14

 

1.6

    

6.2

H. influenzae

 

4.8

 

10.4

      

6.5

 

5.25

 

M. catarrhalis

 

9.5

4.5

4.5

   

0.4

     

12.5

N. gonorrhoeae

   

5.4

          
  1. Note: Country of the references: 2 (Nigeria); 10 (Nigeria); 18 (Egypt); 21, 40&77 (Ethiopia); 27 (Uganda); 37 (USA); 38 (Portugal); 49 (India); 74 (Pakistan); 86 (India); 69 (Colombia); *CoNS = Coagulase Negative Staphylococci
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