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Table 3 Cornea transplant related to different pathogens

From: Corneal cross linking and infectious keratitis: a systematic review with a meta-analysis of reported cases

Microbial pathogens

Number of eyes transplanted among eyes infected with the same pathogen (%, IC 95%)

Gram-positive bacteria

7/44 16%

(0.06 to 0.27)

Gram-negative bacteria

1/14 7%

(0.01 to 0.33)

Acanthamoeba

2/7 28%

(0.08 to 0.64)

Mold

4/12 33%

(0.13 to 0.6)

Yeast

1/1 100%

(0.2 to 1)

Negative

1/26 4%

(0.008 to 0.2)

Total

16/104 15%

(0.09 to 0.23)