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Table 2 Pathogenic organisms identified in cases of fungal keratitis

From: Microbiological profiles of fungal keratitis: a 10-year study at a tertiary referral center

Organism

No. isolates (N = 69)

Percentage

Filamentary species

44

64

Curvularia

11

16

Fusarium

10a

14

Aspergillus

10

14

Paecilomyces

5

7.2

Cladosporium

2

2.9

Cryptococcus

1

1.4

Bipolaris

1

1.4

Scytalidium

1

1.4

Colletotrichum

1

1.4

Alternaria

1

1.4

Epicoccum

1

1.4

Unidentified molds

3b

4.3

 Yeast species

22

32

   Candida albicans

9c

13

   Candida parapsilosis

6

8.7

   Candida glabrata

2

2.9

   Candida tropicalis

2

2.9

   Candida krusei

1

1.4

   Candida guilliermondii

1

1.4

  Unidentified yeasts

1

1.4

  1. aOne case grew Fusarium dimerum, a species of Curvularia, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Aspergillus niger
  2. bOne case grew both unidentified mold and yeast species
  3. cOne case grew both C. albicans and C. parapsilosis. Another case grew both C. albicans and C. tropicalis