Table 1 Annual rate of acute postoperative endophthalmitis (APE) and sample positivity for the identification of etiological agents. Period: 2010–2019
Year | APE cases | Number of cataract surgeries | Annual APE rate (%) | Positive/ analyzed samples (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 3 | 3589 | 0.084 | 1/3 (33.3) |
2011 | 7 | 4426 | 0.158 | 4/7 (57.1) |
2012 | 7 | 4118 | 0.170 | 5/7 (71.4) |
2013 | 5 | 5112 | 0.098 | 3/5 (60.0) |
2014 | 4 | 5282 | 0.076 | 3/4 (75.0) |
2015 | 2 | 4193 | 0.048 | 0/1 (0) |
2016 | 9 | 3269 | 0.275 | 6/9 (66.7) |
2017 | 5 | 3338 | 0.150 | 5/5 (100) |
2018 | 1 | 3547 | 0.028 | 1/1 (100) |
2019 | 8 | 3617 | 0.221 | 7/7 (100) |
Total | 51 | 40,491 | 0.126 | 35/49 (71.4) |