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Table 2 The etiological classification of infectious endophthalmitis

From: Clinical analysis and predictive factors associated with improved visual acuity of infectious endophthalmitis

Variables

Posttraumatic

Postsurgical

Corneal ulcer-associated

Endogenous

Statistics

P

246 (68.52%)

81 (22.56%)

24 (6.69%)

8 (2.22%)

Year

 2014

44 (17.89%)

16 (19.75%)

1 (4.17%)

1 (12.50%)

χ2 = 10.28

0.592

 2015

58 (23.58%)

14 (17.28%)

3 (12.50%)

1 (12.50%)

  

 2016

47 (19.11%)

19 (23.46%)

6 (25.00%)

1 (12.50%)

  

 2017

45 (18.29%)

16 (19.75%)

5 (20.83%)

2 (25.00%)

  

 2018

52 (21.14%)

16 (19.75%)

9 (37.50%)

3 (37.50%)

  

Age

41.67 ± 15.51

62.21 ± 17.17

58.67 ± 11.94

67.13 ± 16.13

F = 43.04

< 0.0001

15

15 (6.10%)

2 (2.47%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

χ2 = 134.5

< 0.0001

16–30

42 (17.07%)

5 (6.17%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

  

31–45

84 (34.15%)

3 (3.70%)

4 (16.67%)

1 (12.50%)

  

46–60

80 (32.52%)

17 (20.99%)

9 (37.50%)

2 (25.00%)

  

61–75

20 (8.13%)

33 (40.74%)

10 (41.67%)

2 (25.00%)

  

> 75

5 (2.03%)

21 (25.93%)

1 (4.17%)

3 (37.50%)

  

Sex

 Male

219 (89.02%)

42 (51.85%)

6 (25.00%)

4 (50.00%)

χ2 = 84.69

< 0.0001

 Female

27 (10.98%)

39 (48.15%)

18 (75.00%)

4 (50.00%)

  

Occupation

 Farmer

90 (36.59%)

31 (38.27%)

16 (66.67%)

4 (50.00%)

χ2 = 102.7

< 0.0001

 Worker

108 (43.90%)

9 (11.11%)

1 (4.17%)

0 (0.00%)

  

 Student

20 (8.13%)

2 (2.47%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

  

 The retired

1 (0.41%)

16 (19.75%)

4 (16.67%)

1 (12.50%)

  

 Office clerks

10 (4.07%)

4 (4.94%)

1 (4.17%)

0 (0.00%)

  

 Others

17 (6.91%)

19 (23.46%)

2 (8.33%)

3 (37.50%)

  

Eye

 Right

131 (53.25%)

48 (59.26%)

12 (50.00%)

1 (12.50%)

χ2 = 6.61

0.085

 Left

115 (46.75%)

33 (40.74%)

12 (50.00%)

7 (87.50%)

  

Visit time

7d

209 (84.96%)

60 (74.07%)

6 (25.00%)

6 (75.00%)

χ2 = 47.41

< 0.0001

  > 7d

37 (15.04%)

21 (25.93%)

18 (75.00%)

2 (25.00%)

  

Therapy

 MT

13 (5.28%)

9 (11.11%)

3 (12.50%)

1 (12.50%)

χ2 = 137.3

< 0.0001

 MT + IVA

36 (14.63%)

14 (17.28%)

2 (8.33%)

2 (25.00%)

  

 MT + IVA + PPV

186 (75.61%)

53 (65.43%)

1 (4.17%)

2 (25.00%)

  

 Enucleation

11 (4.47%)

5 (6.17%)

18 (75.00%)

3 (37.50%)

  

COculture(+)*

90 (40.72%)

40 (54.05%)

7 (58.33)

4 (50.00%)

  

G+ bacteria

74 (82.22%)

33 (82.5%)

4 (57.14%)

4 (100.00%)

χ2 = 40.42

0.0004

G- bacteria

9 (10.00%)

7 (17.5%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

  

Mixed bacteria

4 (4.44%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

  

Fungus

3 (3.33%)

0 (0.00%)

3 (42.86%)

0 (0.00%)

  

VA

 pre-therapy

2.22 ± 0.63

2.30 ± 0.52

2.80 ± 0.35

2.44 ± 0.70

F = 7.198

< 0.0001

2.3

195 (79.27%)

68 (83.95%)

22 (91.67%)

7 (87.50%)

χ2 = 3.307

0.3467

  > 2.3

51 (20.73%)

12 (14.81%)

2 (8.33%)

1 (12.50%)

  

 post- therapy

1.59 ± 0.80

1.53 ± 0.76

2.64 ± 0.69

2.34 ± 0.87

F = 15.82

< 0.0001

2.3

78 (31.71%)

21 (25.93%)

19 (79.17%)

6 (75.00%)

χ2 = 30.2

< 0.0001

  > 2.3

168 (68.29%)

59 (72.84%)

5 (20.83%)

2 (25.00%)

  

VA improved

 Not improved

80 (32.52%)

15 (18.52%)

19 (79.17%)

6 (75.00%)

χ2 = 36.96

< 0.0001

 Improved

166 (67.48%)

66 (81.48%)

5 (20.83%)

2 (25.00%)

  

 Wound location**

      

 Zone I

197 (80.08%)

  

 Zone II

44 (17.89%)

  

 Zone III

5 (2.03%)

  

 IOFB**

      

 NO

159 (64.63%)

  

 Metal

69 (28.05%)

  

 Non-metal

18 (7.32%)

  
  1. *141 cases of causative organisms positive cultures were included in statistics analysis
  2. **246 cases of posttraumatic endophthalmitis were included in statistics analysis
  3. CO Causative organisms, IOFB intraocular foreign body, PPV pars plana vitrectomy, IVI intravitreal injection, MT medical therapy, IVA intravitreal antibiotic injections, VA visual acuity, G+ gram-positive, G- gram-negative