Successfully treated with: | |||||||
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Infiltration | 1st line BS Rx for putative pathogens | Specific Rx after pathogen culture and sensitivities | 2nd line BS Rx | Failed 3rd line Rx | No antibiotic treatment |
Totals | |
Central | culture +ve | 14(2)I(1)II | 5b | 1c | 2d(1)I | 0 | 22 |
culture -ve | 6 | NA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Peripheral | culture +ve | 5 | 1e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
culture -ve | 15 (1)I+II(1)III | NA | (4)I(1)III(1)IV | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
Totals | 40 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
BS = broad spectrum.
↵One lost to follow up, 1 required evisceration, 1 required corneal grafting. bOne had aciclovir then specific treatment for Acanthamoeba, 2 patients had Ps aeruginosa, 1 had S pneumoniae, and another S aureus. c Nocardia sp. dSevere ocular surface disease, not responsive to antibiotics provided. eAddition of penicillin for S pneumoniae.
IPrednisolone topically. IIMethylprednisolone intravenously. IIIFucidin topically.IVTetracycline orally.