Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2013
| 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 |
40 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Apr - Jun |
62 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jul - Sep |
34 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Oct - Dec |
37 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
173 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
15 |
101 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners.