Case number | Aetiology | Final visual outcome | Organism/s isolated | Culture positive samples | Antibiotic sensitivities | |||||||
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AQ+ | Vit+ | Cap+ | V | A | C | |||||||
1 | Post-surgical | 3 | Coagulase negativeStaphylococcusspp | NA | Y | NA | Y | Y | Y | |||
2 | Post-surgical | 3 | Coagulase negative Staphylococcus spp and Staphylococcus aureus | N | N | Y | NK | Y(G) | Y | |||
3 | Post-surgical | 1 | Coagulase negative Staphylococcusspp | NA | Y | Y | NK | Y(G) | NK | |||
4 | Post-surgical | 2 | Coagulase negative Staphylococcusspp | N | Y | N | N(PR) | Y | Y | |||
5 | Post-surgical | 1 | Coagulase negative Staphylococcusspp | NI | NI | NA | NK | Y(G) | NK | |||
6 | Post-surgical | 3 | Propionibacterium acnes | NA | Y | NA | Y | Y | NK | |||
7 | Post-surgical | 2 | Propionibacterium acnes | N | Y | Yα | Y | N(PR) | Y | |||
8 | Post-surgical | 3 | Proteus morgagni | Y | N | NA | N | Y | Y | |||
9 | Post-surgical | 3 | Neisseriaspp | NA | Y | NA | N | Y | N | |||
10 | Post-surgical | 3 | Haemophilus spp β | NA | N | NA | N | Y(G) | N | |||
29 | Post-traumatic | 3 | Coagulase negative Staphylococcusspp | N | Y | Na | Y | Y | Y | |||
30 | Post-traumatic | 1 | Coagulase negative Staphylococcusspp | NA | Y | NA | NK | Y | NK | |||
31 | Post-traumatic | 1 | Coagulase negative Staphylococcusspp | Y | Y | NA | N | Y | Y |
AQ+ = aqueous sample culture positive; Vit+ = vitreous sample culture positive; CAP+ = capsule biopsy culture positive; Y = yes; N = no; NA = not applicable; NI = no information from referring hospital; V =vancomycin sensitivity; A = amikacin sensitivity; C = ciprofloxacin sensitivity; Y = fully sensitive; N = resistant; (G) = sensitive to gentamicin; test was not performed for amikacin; PR = partially resistant; NK = sensitivity test not performed/no result available.
α = Organisms compatible with P acnes were seen on microscopy of the capsule fragment but this sample was culture negative.
β = Haemophilus isolated from cultures of sutures and plomb removed at the time of surgery.