Species identification of coagulase negative staphylococci isolated from patients with chronic blepharitis, purulent conjunctivitis, and suppurative keratitis
| Species (No of isolates) | No of cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic blepharitis | Purulent conjunctivitis | Suppurative keratitis | |
| S epidermidis(42) | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| S warneri (4) | 4 | — | — |
| S capitis (3) | 2 | — | 1 |
| S hominis (2) | 2 | — | — |
| S xylosus (1) | — | — | 1 |
| S simulans (1) | 1 | — | — |
| S equorum (1) | 1 | — | — |
| S lugdunensis (1) | — | — | 1 |