Table 4

Antiamoebal treatments received by acanthamoeba keratitis patients in the survey

Treatments received (in combination or separately)No (%)
Propamidine + polyhexamethyl biguanide (PHMB)108  (50)
Propamidine + neomycin + PHMB31 (14)
Propamidine + neomycin16 (7)
Propamidine + chlorhexidine15 (7)
Propamidine + neomycin + chlorhexidine12 (6)
Propamidine + PHMB + chlorhexidine8 (4)
Propamidine + neomycin + PHMB + chlorhexidine7 (3)
Propamidine + PHMB + topical antifungal6 (3)
Propamidine alone5 (2)
Propamidine + neomycin + PHMB + topical antifungal3 (1)
Propamidine + chlorhexidine + topical antifungal1 (<1)
Propamidine + neomycin + chlorhexidine + topical antifungal1 (<1)
Propamidine + PHMB + oral antifungal1 (<1)
Propamidine + neomycin + PHMB + oral antifungal1 (<1)
Propamidine + neomycin + PHMB + topical and oral antifungal1 (<1)
Propamidine + neomycin + PHMB + oral antifungal + topical interferon1 (<1)
Propamidine + neomycin + PHMB + oral metronidazole1 (<1)
Total218 (100)
  • Data were insufficient for 25 patients.