Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2017
| 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 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Apr - Jun |
75 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
14 |
35 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
| Jul - Sep |
53 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
31 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
14 |
| Oct - Dec |
37 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Total |
223 |
1 |
11 |
15 |
27 |
113 |
6 |
0 |
31 |
37 |
Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics.
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