Research Article
A 14-Year Retrospective Analysis of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Tertiary Referral Center of Southern Thailand
Table 3
Correlation between patient characteristics and visual outcomes.
| | | VA Status at 3 months | value | VA Status at 1 year | value | | Improvement (n = 5) | No improvement (patient, n = 18) (eye, n = 19) | Improvement (n = 4) | No improvement (n = 17) |
| | Mean age (SD) | 24.4 (23.0) | 49.8 (16.7) | 0.01† | 37.0 (22.6) | 46.1 (21.7) | 0.46† | | Median time to admission, d (IQR) | 17 (7.8–40) | 6 (2.8–18.8) | 0.16‡ | 20 (6.5–32) | 5 (2–17.8) | 0.28‡ | | Female, n (%) | 4 (80) | 10 (55.6) | | 3 (75) | 10 (58.8) | | | Left eye, n (%) | 3 (60) | 12 (63.2) | | 2 (50) | 12 (70.6) | | | Proptosis and lid swelling | 1 (20) | 4 (21.1) | | 0 (0) | 5 (29.4) | | | EOM limitation | 0 (0) | 4 (21.1) | | 0 (0) | 4 (23.5) | | | Presence of any underlying disease | 3 (60) | 12 (66.7) | | 2 (50) | 11 (64.7) | | | DM | 1 (20) | 9 (50) | | 2 (50) | 7 (41.2) | | | Hypertension | 1 (20) | 7 (38.9) | | 2 (50) | 5 (29.4) | | | KUB system | 0 (0) | 5 (27.8) | | 1 (25) | 2 (11.8) | | | Presence of primary source | 2 (40) | 12 (66.7) | | 3 (75) | 9 (52.9) | | | Septicemia | 1 (20) | 7 (38.9) | | 2 (50) | 5 (29.4) | | | UTI | 0 (0) | 4 (22.2) | | 1 (25) | 2 (11.8) | | | Positive hemoculture | 2 (40) | 8 (44.4) | | 3 (75) | 6 (35.3) | | | Positive vitreous culture | 2 (40) | 16 (84.2) | | 1 (25) | 15 (88.2) | | | Positive aqueous culture | 1 (25) (n = 4) | 6 (54.5) (n = 11) | | 0 (0) (n = 3) | 6 (60) (n = 10) | | | Presence of Gram-positive bacteria | 3 (60) | 10 (52.6) | | 3 (75) | 10 (58.8) | | | Presence of Gram-negative bacteria | 0 (0) | 6 (31.6) | | 0 (0) | 5 (29.4) | | | Presence of fungus | 2 (40) | 4 (21.1) | | 1 (25) | 3 (17.6) | |
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†Independent t-test, ‡Mann–Whitney test, Fisher’s exact test, DM: diabetes mellitus, EOM: extraocular muscle movement, KUB system: kidney-ureter-bladder system, and UTI: urinary tract infection. |
