Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2019
| 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 |
72 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
17 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
| Apr - Jun |
49 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jul - Sep |
26 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Oct - Dec |
23 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Total |
170 |
8 |
15 |
6 |
29 |
88 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
14 |
Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics.
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