No. % of Class % of Total
Gram-Positive Organisms      
Coagulase-negative staph 36 35.3% 16.4%
Non speciated 26 25.5% 11.8%
Staphylococcus epidermidis 9 8.8% 4.1%
Staphylococcus warneri 1 1.0% 0.5%
Alpha hemolytic streptococcus 23 22.5% 10.5%
Non-speciated 10 9.8% 4.5%
Streptococcus pneumoniae 13 12.7% 5.9%
Staphylococcus aureus 18 17.6% 8.2%
MSSA 15 14.7% 6.8%
MRSA 3 2.9% 1.4%
Group B Streptococcus 1 1.0% 0.5%
Bacillus species not cerus 5 4.9% 2.3%
Corynebacterium 4 3.9% 1.8%
Other gram-positve 15 14.7% 6.8%
Total gram positive 102 100.0% 46.4%
Gram-Negative Organisms      
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 35 41.2% 15.9%
Moraxella catarrhalis 8 9.4% 3.6%
Serratia marcescens 6 7.1% 2.7%
Klebsiella pneumoniae 5 5.9% 2.3%
Moraxella lacunata 5 5.9% 2.3%
Proteus mirabilis 3 3.5% 1.4%
Haemophilus influenzae 2 2.4% 0.9%
Neisseria gonorrhoea 1 1.2% 0.5%
Other gram-negative 20 23.5% 9.1%
Total gram negative 85 100.0% 38.6%
Fungal Organisms      
Fusariam species 9 28.1% 4.1%
Bipolaris species 8 25.0% 3.6%
Candida species 5 15.6% 2.3%
Aspergillus species 4 12.5% 1.8%
Other fungal 6 18.8% 2.7%
Total fungal 32 100.0% 14.5%
Parasitic Organisms      
Acanthamoeba 1 100.0% 0.5%
Total Organisms 220    
Table 1: Microbiological spectrum of microbial keratitis: 2009-2014. Corneal cultures of microbial keratitis at Parkland Health and Hospital Systems, 5-year period, 2009-2014. (MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ; MSSA: methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus ).