Organisms isolated from culture of corneal scraping of patients (n=98) admitted with suspected microbial keratitis (n = 122 isolates)
| Organism | No of isolates |
|---|---|
| Coagulase negative Staphylococcus | 20 |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 17 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 14 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 11 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 7 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7 |
| Corynebacterium | 6 |
| Moraxella species | 6 |
| Gram +ve species, mixed | 6 |
| Serratia species | 3 |
| Aerobic bacillus | 3 |
| HSV type 1 | 2 |
| Saprophytic yeast | 2 |
| Other organisms, single isolates | 18 |