The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae endogenous endophthalmitis in the USA: basic and clinical advances

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Table 1 Reported prevalence of KPEE among EE in Asian and non-Asian countries

Study		Date range and location	Number of EE cases	Prevalence of KPEE among EE (%)
Asian studies	Wong et al. [6]	1994 to 1997; Singapore	27	60
Asian studies	Chen et al. [5]	1992 to 2002; Taiwan	74	61
	Ang et al. [9]	1986 to 2007; Singapore	113	54
	Average prevalence in Asian countries			58
Non-Asian studies	Jackson et al. [1]	1984 to 2001; England	19	5
Non-Asian studies	Okada et al. [3]	1980 to 1990; USA	28	3.6
	Average prevalence in western countries			4.3