Research Article

Impact of Topically Administered Steroids, Antibiotics, and Sodium Hyaluronate on Bleb-Related Infection Onset: The Japan Glaucoma Society Survey of Bleb-Related Infection Report 4

Table 4

Relationship between results of bacterial cultures and administered agents.

SteroidAntibioticSodium hyaluronateTotal
YesNoYesNoYesNo

Culture performed [ (%)]12/13 (92.3)82/91 (90.1)38/42 (90.5)56/62 (90.3)14/16 (87.5)80/88 (90.9)94/104 (90.4)
Culture positive [ (%)]5/12 (41.7)42/82 (51.2)19/38 (50.0)28/56 (50.0)6/14 (42.9)41/80 (51.3)47/94 (50.0)
Strains isolated543192964248
S. aureus (including MRSA)2644268
 CNS spp. (including MRSE)0734077
Streptococcus spp.21671121618
Corynebacterium spp.0505235
Enterococcus spp.0303033
H. influenzae0211022
Pseudomonas aeruginosa0000000
Micrococcus luteus0110011
 Gram-positive bacillus (Unidentified)0101011
 Gram-negative bacillus (Unidentified)1010011
Gemella haemolysans0110011
 Anaerobic bacteria (Unidentified)0110011

CNS: coagulase-negative staphylococcus; MRSA: methicillin-resistant S. aureus; MRSE: methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis.