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Table 4 Initial management strategies for endogenous fungal endophthalmitis

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

Initial treatment

Yeast (%)

Mold (%)

p value

Local ocular therapy

41/51 (80.4%)

13/16 (81.3%)

0.940

 Tap

12/51 (23.5%)

5/16 (31.3%)

0.536

 PPV

29/51 (56.9%)

8/16 (50.0%)

0.630

Systemic treatment

30/51 (58.8%)

14/16 (87.5%)

0.035

 Oral

16/51 (31.4%)

4/16 (25.0%)

0.627

 Intravenous

14/51 (27.5%)

10/16 (62.5%)

0.011

  1. Tap: diagnostic vitreous tap; PPV, pars plana vitrectomy with culture; Pearson chi-square test used for statistical analysis.