Table 2

Regional variation in the organisms cultured from corneal scrapes

StaphylococcusStreptococcusPseudomonasGram negativesFungi
New York, USA49%9%8%22%3%
Florida, USA16%8%19%9%35%
South Africa45%29%4%14%3%
Nepal23%37%11%14%17%
Bangladesh2%24%22%5%45%
Melbourne, Australia48%13%7%14%