Clinical Study

Intravitreal Dexamethasone in the Management of Delayed-Onset Bleb-Associated Endophthalmitis

Table 2

Repeat culture results.

IVDNo IVD   value
70/83 (84%)13/83 (16%)

Repeat Cultures Performed:
 Number of eyes11 (16%)3 (23%)0.52
 Mean time, days (range)20 (1–60)14 (2–30)0.64
Primary culture results
Streptococcus 4 (36%)2 (67%)
Enterococcus faecalis 2 (18%)0
 Coagulase-neg Staph. 2 (18%)1 (33%)
Enterobacter aerogenes 1 (9%)0
 No growth2 (18%)00.43
Repeat culture results
Streptococcus 01 (33%)
Enterococcus faecalis 2 (18%)0
 Coagulase-neg Staph. 00
Enterobacter aerogenes 00
 No growth9 (82%)2 (67%)0.57

Repeat culture positive rate2 (3%)1 (8%)0.57