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Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2018

Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2018

   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 16 1 2 0 3 12 0 0 3 3
Apr - Jun 31 1 5 1 7 17 0 0 1 1
Jul - Sep 33 0 2 0 2 18 0 0 1 1
Oct - Dec 39 4 4 1 9 20 0 0 2 2
Total 119 6 13 2 21 67 0 0 7 7


Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics.