Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2010
Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
Staphylococcusaureus |
Haemophilusinfluenzae |
Others |
Total |
Adenovirus |
Coxsackie A virus type 24 v |
Others |
Total |
Jan - Mar |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Apr - Jun |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jul - Sep |
33 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Oct - Dec |
23 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
72 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
32 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from 64 General Out-patient Clinics and some 30 general practitioners.