Table 1 Inflammatory patterns and detected pathogens.
Number of Samples | % | |
|---|---|---|
Samples analysed in pathology (total) | 374 | 100 |
Lymphocytic uveitis | 284 | 75.9 |
Granulocytic endophthalmitis | 76 | 20.3 |
Candida endophthalmitis | 2 | 0.5 |
Morphologically detected aetiologies | ||
Toxoplasmosis (3 confirmed with PCR) | 4 | 1.1 |
Candida | 2 | 0.5 |
Tropheryma infection (confirmed with PCR) | 2 | 0.5 |
Intraocular Leishmaniasis (confirmed with PCR) | 1 | 0.3 |
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) (confirmed with PCR) | 3 | 0.8 |
Other causes (e.g. intravitreal bleeding, histiocytes) | 14 | 3.5 |
Samples analysed in microbiology (total) | 181 | 48.4 |
S. epidermidis | 15 | 4 |
S. aureus | 3 | 0.8 |
C. albicans | 6 | 1.6 |
S. pneumoniae | 2 | 0.5 |
T. whipplei | 3 | 0.8 |
S. oralis | 1 | 0.3 |
S. dysgalactiae | 1 | 0.3 |
K. pneumoniae | 1 | 0.3 |
Prevotella spp. | 1 | 0.3 |
T. gondii | 13 | 3.5 |
Microbiologically Negative | 135 | 36.1 |
Samples analysed in virology (total) | 188 | 50.3 |
Varicella zoster virus | 22 | 5.9 |
Herpes simplex virus 1 | 3 | 0.8 |
Herpes simplex virus 2 | 5 | 1.3 |
Cytomegalovirus | 7 | 1.9 |
Epstein-Barr virus | 10 | 2.7 |
Virologically Negative | 141 | 37.7 |
