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Table 3 Different pathogens in pediatric keratitis

From: A ten-year report of microbial keratitis in pediatric population under five years in a tertiary eye center

Cultures

Value*

S. epidermidis

10 (10.8%)

P. aeruginosa

10 (10.8%)

S. pneumonia

9 (9.7%)

Aspergillus

5 (5.4%)

Fusarium

5 (5.4%)

S. aureus

4 (4.3%)

Enterobacteriacea

4 (4.3%)

Seratia

3 (3.2%)

H. influenza

1 (1.1%)

Nocardia

1 (1.1%)

S. viridans

1 (1.1%)

Culture not performed

12 (12.9%)

Negative culture

28 (30.1%)

  1. * The value represents the cases not isolated strains
  2. ** The rate of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was 0 %
  3. Percentages in this table means the amount of specific organism growth in a culture specimen in relation to whole culture specimens had been taken