Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis: risk factors, clinical features, and treatment outcomes in mold and yeast infections

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Table 3 Clinical features of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis

Clinical feature	Yeast	Mold	p value
Bilateral	12/39 (30.8%)	2/14 (14.3%)	0.230
Duration of symptoms (mean days ± SD)	21.0 ± 32.9	3.8 ± 5.4	0.002
Hypopyon	3/50 (6.0%)	6/16 (37.5%)	0.001
Diffuse anterior and posterior inflammation	33/50 (66.0%)	11/16 (68.8%)	0.839
Anterior inflammation only	2/50 (4.0%)	1/16 (6.3%)	0.707
Posterior inflammation only	15/50 (30.0%)	4/16 (25.0%)	0.701

SD, standard deviation; Pearson chi-square test used for statistical analysis. Note: Information concerning clinical features was not available for one infant patient with endogenous endophthalmitis caused by yeast.