Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2015
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 |
28 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Apr - Jun |
21 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Jul - Sep |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Oct - Dec |
32 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Total |
92 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
65 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
Note : *Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners. |