Review Article
Postoperative Endophthalmitis following Cataract Surgery in Asia
Table 1
Causative organisms found in postcataract surgery endophthalmitis in Asia.
| | Study | Years included | Organism detection rate | Most common isolates | Location |
| | Kim et al. [25] | 2000–2007 | 47.4% | S. epidermidis (67%) | Korea | | S. aureus (11%) | | Enterococcus (11%) | | S. pneumoniae (11%) |
| | Jung et al. [31] | 2001–2006 | 50.9% | S. epidermitis (28%) | Korea | | Streptococcus sp (28%) | | Enterobacter sp (17%) | | P. aeruginosa (17%) | | Fungus (10%) |
| | Yi et al. [32] | 1993–1996 | 55.6% | S. epidermidis (20%) | Korea | | S. aureus (10%) | | S. viridence (10%) | | P. aeruginosa (10%) | | Serratoa marcescens (10%) | | Fungus (30%) |
| | Choi et al. [34] | 1992–1995 | 75.0% | Pseudomonas sp (50%) | Korea | | S. epidermidis (42%) |
| | Kim et al. [24] | 1987–1994 | 33.3% (aqueous humor)
100% (vitreous tap) | Pseudomonas sp (50%)
Serratis marcescens (33%)
S. pneumoniae (17%) | Korea |
| | Wong and chee [15] | 1996–2001 | 61.8% | S. epidermidis (57%) | Singapore | | Streptococcus sp (14%) | | S. aureus (10%) | | P. aeruginosa (5%) | | Other GNB (14%) |
| | Lalitha et al. [37] | 2002-2003 | 52.6% | Nocardia (60%) | India | | S. epidermidis (40%) |
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