Sensitivity of corneal smears for culture-positive keratomycosis
| Stain | Fungal keratitis without co-infection | Fungal keratitis with bacterial co-infection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examined | Fungal elements | Examined | Fungal elements only | Fungi and bacteria | Bacteria only | |
| Gram | 54 | 32 (59%) | 52 | 10 (19%) | 10 (19%) | 16 (31%) |
| Acridine orange | 31 | 19 (61%) | 17 | 4 (24%) | 4 (24%) | 4 (24%) |
| Calcofluor white | 21 | 16 (76%) | 7 | 3 (43%) | 0 | 0 |
| Any stain | 71 | 48 (68%) | 55 | 14 (25%) | 10 (18%) | 16 (29%) |