Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2023
| 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 |
35 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Apr - Jun |
84 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Jul - Sep |
54 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| Oct - Dec |
84 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
| Total |
257 |
7 |
16 |
14 |
37 |
87 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
26 |
Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics.
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