Bacterial keratitis infiltration and improvement scores over time
Group | Visit | Infiltration score | Improvement score | P value | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
1 | Baseline | 2.63 | 1.06 | – | 0.92 | |
2 | 2.66 | 0.75 | ||||
1 | 12 hours | 2.58 | 1.06 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.02 |
2 | 2.38 | 0.84 | 0.27 | 0.38 | ||
1 | D1 | 2.44 | 1.15 | 0.18 | 0.27 | <0.0001 |
2 | 1.72 | 0.72 | 0.93 | 0.50 | ||
1 | D3 | 1.69 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.39 | <0.0001 |
2 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 1.90 | 0.54 | ||
1 | D5 | 1.13 | 0.99 | 1.50 | 0.56 | <0.0001 |
2 | 0.20 | 0.39 | 2.45 | 0.57 | ||
1 | D14 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 2.51 | 0.95 | 0.62 |
2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.66 | 0.75 |
Group 1 (antibiotic only, n=18) and group 2 (antibiotic+drug-depository contact lens, n=17).
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