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Table 2 Frequency of isolated bacteria in eye discharge in relation to sex and the various age groups at Gondar University Hospital (2009 to 2012)

From: Types and drug susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates from eye discharge samples at Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Isolated bacteria

Sex

Age distribution in years

 

Male

Female

≤ 2 yrs

3-11 yrs

12-17 yrs

18-39 yrs

≥40 yrs

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

CONS

10(23.8)

7(35)

11(26.8)

2(50)

-

4(30.8)

-

S. pneumoniae

5(11.9)

2(10)

5(12.2)

-

1(33.3)

1(7.7)

-

S. pyogene

9(21.4)

-

5(12.2)

-

1(33.3)

2(15.4)

1(100)

S. aureus

10(23.8)

3(15)

7(17.1)

2(50)

1(33.3)

3(23.1)

-

E. coli

3(7.1)

2(10)

4(9.8)

-

-

1(7.7)

-

NLF. gram neg. rods

1(2.4)

1(5)

2(4.9)

-

-

-

-

Klebsella spps

4(9.5)

5(25)

7(17.1)

-

-

2(15.4)

-

Total

42(67.7)

20(32.3)

41(66.1)

4(6.5)

3(4.8)

13(21)

1(1.6)

  1. N = number of isolates; CONS = Coagulase negative Staphylococci; % = percentage frequency.
  2. NLF. gram neg. rods = non lactose fermented gram negative rode; − = Not isolated; yrs = years.
  3. S. pneumoniae = Streptococcus pneumonia; S. pyogene = Streptococcus pyogene; S. aureus = Staphylococcus aureus.
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