Table 1 Patient characteristics and bacterial isolates from conjunctival Samples, pre- and post-treatment with chlorhexidine (CHX)
Eye | Gender | Diagnosis | Bacterial isolates | Total CFU/mL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Start | CHX | Start | CHX | |||
1 | F | ERM | 2+ | 2+ | 60 | 380 |
2 | F | MH | 3+ | – | 260 | – |
3 | M | MH | 1+ | 1+ | 360 | 240 |
4 | F | MH | 3+ | – | 500 | – |
5 | F | MH | – | – | – | – |
6 | M | MH | 3+ | 3+ | 4180 | 480 |
7 | F | MH | 1+ | – | 40 | – |
8 | M | ERM | 1+ | – | 40 | – |
9 | M | ERM | 1+ | – | 60 | – |
10 | F | ERM | – | – | – | – |
11 | M | MH | – | – | – | – |
12 | F | MH | 2+ | 1+ | 2040 | 60 |
13 | F | ERM | 3+ | – | 300 | – |
14 | F | MH | – | – | – | – |
15 | F | ERM | 1+ | – | 20 | – |
16 | F | ERM | 2+ | 3+ | 60 | 140 |
17 | F | MH | 2+ | 1+ | 60 | 20 |
18 | F | ERM | 2+ | 1+ | 160 | 40 |
19 | M | MH | 2+ | 1+ | 660 | 280 |
20 | F | ERM | 1+ | – | 60 | – |
21 | M | ERM | 3+ | 1+ | 620 | 40 |
22 | M | ERM | 2+ | – | 40 | – |
23 | F | MH | – | 1+ | – | 40 |
24 | F | MH | 1+ | 1+ | 140 | 20 |
25 | F | ERM | 1+ | – | 40 | – |
26 | M | VMT | 3+ | – | 540 | – |
27 | M | ERM | 3+ | – | 340 | – |
28 | F | MH | – | 2+ | – | 40 |
29 | F | MH | 2+ | 2+ | 2400 | 240 |
30 | M | ERM | 2+ | – | 1040 | – |
31 | M | ERM | 2+ | 1+ | 420 | 140 |
32 | M | ERM | – | 1+ | – | 120 |
33 | F | ERM | 2+ | – | 100 | – |
34 | M | ERM | 2+ | 1+ | 220 | 40 |
35 | M | ERM | 1+ | – | 60 | – |
36 | M | ERM | 3+ | – | 940 | – |
37 | F | MH | 1+ | 2+ | 1000 | 880 |
38 | F | ERM | 1+ | – | 1000 | – |
39 | F | MH | 1+ | 1+ | 200 | 40 |
40 | F | ERM | 1+ | – | 20 | – |
All culture positive eyes | 33 | 18 | ||||
Reduction | 45% | |||||
P value | 0.0023a | |||||
All isolates/All CFU | 61 | 26 | 17,980 CFU | 3240 CFU | ||
Reduction | 57% | 82% | ||||
P value | 0.0004b | <0.0001b | ||||