Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2014
| Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
| No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
Haemophilus influenzae |
Others |
Total |
Adenovirus |
Coxsackie A virus type 24v |
Others |
Total |
| Jan - Mar |
43 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| Apr - Jun |
42 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Jul - Sep |
33 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oct - Dec |
27 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Total |
145 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
21 |
81 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners.
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