Table 1 Injections and Endophthalmitis Events distributed between 2011 and 2019
From: Bacterial endophthalmitis following anti-VEGF intravitreal injections: a retrospective case series
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Injections | 319 | 459 | 154 | 1759 | 1123 | 1376 | 1912 | 2017 | 1972 | 12,441 |
Endophthalmitis Suspicion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
Positive Culture | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
Positivity (%) | 0% | 100% | 100% | 88,9% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 92,0% |
Incidence (%) | 0,000% | 0,218% | 0,133% | 0,455% | 0,178% | 0,145% | 0,314% | 0,000% | 0,101% | 0,185% |