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Table 2 Culture confirmed external ocular infections and frequency of bacterial isolates among patients at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, 2019

From: Common bacterial causes of external ocular infections, associated risk factors and antibiotic resistance among patients at ophthalmology unit of Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Bacterial species

Conjunctivitis (n = 207):

N (%)

Blepharitis (n = 120):

N (%)

Blepharo-conjunctivitis: (n = 22), N (%)

Dacryocystitis (n = 11):

N (%)

Total:

N (%)

S. aureus

55 (26.6)

18 (15)

3 (13.6)

1 (9.1)

77 (37)

CoNS

32 (15.5)

12 (10)

2 (9.1)

2 (18.2)

48 (23.1)

K. pneumoniae

12 (5.8)

13 (10.8)

3 (13.6)

0

28 (13.5)

Proteus spp.,

5 (2.4)

10 (8.3)

0

0

15 (7.2)

S. pneumoniae

5 (2.4)

4 (3.3)

0

0

9 (4.3)

Citrobacter spp.,

4 (2.9)

4 (3.3)

0

1 (9.1)

9 (4.3)

P. aeruginosa

4(1.9)

1 (0.8)

0

1 (9.1)

6 (2.9)

Enterobacter spp.,

3 (1.4)

1 (9.2)

1 (4.5)

0

5 (2.4)

E. coil

3 (1.4)

2 (1.7)

0

0

5 (2.4)

S. pyogenes

2 (1)

0

2 (9.1)

 

4 (1.9)

K. rinoscleromatis

0

2 (1.7)

0

0

2 (1)

Total Culture positives: N (%)

125 (60.4)

67 (55.8)

11 (50)

5 (45.5)

208 (57.8)

  1. Key: CoNS Coagulase negative Staphylococcus