Research Article

Posttraumatic Bacillus cereus Endophthalmitis: Clinical Characteristics and Antibiotic Susceptibilities

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the 19 patients with B. cereus endophthalmitis.

VariableN (%)

Place of injury
 Home2/19, 10.5
 Workplace8/19, 42.1
 Grassland6/19, 31.6
 Restaurant2/19, 10.5
 School1/19, 5.3

Injure condition
 Injured by others2/19, 10.5
 Injured by themselves17/19, 89.5

Location of wound
 Zone I17/19, 89.5
 Zone II2/19, 10.5

Size of wound
 ≤3 mm11/19, 57.9
 4 mm–6 mm6/19, 31.6
 ≥6 mm2/19, 10.5

Corneal ulcer3/19, 15.8
Hypopyon12/19, 63.2
Traumatic cataract19/19, 100
Serious vitreous opacity19/19, 100
Retinal detachment9/19, 47.4
Choroid detachment7/19, 36.8
Orbital cellulitis (n)3/19, 15.8