Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2012
Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
Staphylococcus aureus |
Haemophilus influenzae |
Others |
Total |
Adenovirus |
Coxsackie A virus type 24 v |
Others |
Total |
Jan - Mar |
50 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Apr - Jun |
33 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Jul - Sep |
49 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Oct - Dec |
51 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
31 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
183 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
14 |
101 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners.