Table 1 Culture and PCR results by category of infection
From: Ophthalmic infections in children presenting to Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Organism | Intra-ocular infection | External eye infection | Ophthalmia neonatorum | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N(column%) | N(column%) | N(column%) | N(column%) | |
Number ( row %) | 2 (3.7) | 42 (77.8) | 10 (18.5) | 54 |
Culture- based detection | ||||
Staphylococcus aureus | 0 (0) | 19 (45.2) | 4 (40.0) | 23 (42.6) |
CoNS1 | 0 (0) | 9 (21.4) | 4 (40.0) | 13 (24.1) |
Gram positive bacilli | 0 (0) | 3 (7.1) | 4 (40.0) | 7 (13.0) |
Enterobacteriaceae2 | 0 (0) | 4 (9.5) | 3 (30.0) | 5 (9.3)3 |
Haemophilus influenzae | 0 (0) | 4 (9.5) | 0 (0) | 4 (7.4) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 0 (0) | 4 (9.5) | 0 (0) | 4 (7.4) |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (3.7) |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (3.7) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 (0) | 2 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.7) |
Burkholderia pseudomallei | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) |
Candida sp. | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) |
Enterococcus sp. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (1.9) |
Moraxella catarrhalis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (1.9) |
Streptococcus bovis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (1.9) |
PCR- based detection | ||||
Adenoviruses (AdV) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Herpes Simplex viruses (HSV) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) |
Chlamydia trachomatis | 0 (0) | 1 (2.4) | 6 (60.0) | 6 (11.1) |