Analysis of pathogenic factors and etiological characteristics of 531 patients with suppurative endophthalmitis

Objective To analyze pathogenic factors and etiological characteristics of suppurative endophthalmitis. Methods A total of 531 consecutive patients (531 eyes) with suppurative endophthalmitis who were hospitalized in Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong Eye Institute from January 2006 to December 2015 were included in the study. Among them, 410 patients with 410 eyes were males (77.2%), 121 patients with 121 eyes were females (22.8%). The...