Orthokeratology lens related infections

Table 1 Features of microbial keratitis published in the literature

Ref.	Year of publication	Country of origin	Number of cases	Microbiology
Chen et al[40]	2001	Taiwan	1	Serratia marcescens
Lü et al[41]	2001	China	16	7 = P. aeruginosa; 8 = Acanthamoeba; 1 = fungus
Chen et al[42]	2002	Taiwan	1	Pseudomonas putida
Hutchinson et al[43]	2002	Australia	2	1 = P. aeruginosa; 1 = Acanthamoeba, P. aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia
Keddie et al[44]	2002	Canada	2	Acanthamoeba
Lin et al[45]	2002	China	1	Nocardia sp.
Lau et al[46]	2003	Taiwan	2	P. aeruginosa
Poole et al[47]	2003	United Kingdom	1	Not identified
Wang et al[48]	2003	Singapore	1	P. aeruginosa
Xugang et al[49]	2003	China	4	Acanthamoeba
Young et al[29]	2003	Hong Kong	1	P. aeruginosa
Hsiao et al[50]	2004	Taiwan	7	6 = P. aeruginosa; 1 = Not identified
Lang et al[51]	2004	United States	2	1 = P. aeruginosa; 1 = Not identified
Van Der Worp et al[52]	2004	Netherlands	1	P. aeruginosa
Young et al[31]	2004	Hong Kong	6	5 = P. aeruginosa; 1 = Not identified
Araki-Sasaki et al[53]	2005	Japan	1	P. aeruginosa
Macsai et al[54]	2005	United States	2	1 = P. aeruginosa; 1 = H. influenza
Hsiao et al[55]	2005	Taiwan	21	9 = P. aeruginosa; 2 = coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp.; 1 = Serratia marcescens; 1 = Acanthamoeba
Tseng et al[56]	2005	Taiwan	10	2 = Acanthamoeba; 1 = P. aeruginosa; 1 = non fermentative Gram negative bacilli; 6 = Not identified
Wilhelmus et al[57]	2005	United States	1	Acanthamoeba
Yepes et al[58]	2005	Canada	3	1 = P. aeruginosa; 1 = Serratia marcescens; 1 = Acanthamoeba
Lee et al[59]	2006	South Korea	1	Acanthamoeba
Priel et al[60]	2006	Israel	1	P. aeruginosa
Sun et al[61]	2006	China	28	8 = P. aeruginosa; 13 = Acanthamoeba; 1 = Nocardia sp.; 1 = Providencia stuartii; 2 = fungus; 1 = Gram negative rods; 2 = Not identified
Voyatzis et al[62]	2006	United Kingdom	1	P. aeruginosa
Ying-Cheng et al[63]	2006	Taiwan	1	Burkholderia cepacia, Pseudomonas putida, and P. aeruginosa
Lee et al[64]	2007	South Korea	4	1 = Acanthamoeba; 1 = Acanthamoeba and trophozoites; 2 = Not identified
Robertson et al[65]	2007	United States	1	Acanthamoeba
Watt et al[66]	2007	Australia	9	4 = P. aeruginosa; 2 = Acanthamoeba; 3 = Not identified
Kim et al[37]	2009	South Korea	1	Acanthamoeba (bilateral)
Shehadeh-Masha'ou et al[38]	2009	Israel	4	P. aeruginosa
Arance-Gil et al[35]	2013	Spain	1	Acanthamoeba
Greenwell et al[36]	2013	Australia	2	Acanthamoeba
Tran et al[39]	2014	Australia	4	1 = Acanthamoeba; 1 = P. aeruginosa; 2 = Not identified

P. aeruginosa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; H. influenza: Haemophilus influenza; sp: Species.