Table 3 Baseline characteristics of control groups 1 and 2 (MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; PCR, polymerase chain reaction)
Group 1 (culture-positive, n = 24) | Group 2 (culture-negative, n = 32) | |
|---|---|---|
Postoperative endophthalmitis | 7 | 16 |
MTB PCR positive | 2 | 4 |
MTB PCR negative | 4 | 12 |
Posttraumatic endophthalmitis | 10 | 13 |
MTB PCR positive | 0 | 3 |
MTB PCR negative | 10 | 10 |
Endogenous endophthalmitis | 7 | 3 |
MTB PCR positive | 1 | 0 |
MTB PCR negative | 6 | 3 |