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Epidemiological profile of microbial keratitis in Alexandria-Egypt a 5 years retrospective study

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2023
Objective To evaluate the epidemiologic profile of microbial keratitis in Alexandria- Egypt, with special emphasis on risk factors, visual outcome and microbiological results.
Suzan Ibrahim Sakr, Amira Ahmed Nayel, Christeena Saeed Habeel, Hala Kamal Elkhabiry, Ghada Mahmoud Ibrahim, Mona Mohamed Tolba, Alaa Atef Ghaith   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An investigation into the relationship between intracellular bacteria and Acanthamoeba spp. [PDF]

, 2015
Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic single-celled protist, found ubiquitously in nature. It is the causative agent of the sight-threatening eye disease, Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), and has been shown to act as a protective harbor for a variety of bacterial
Grible, Jacqueline
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The Characterisation of an Adrenergic Signalling System Involved in the Encystment of the Ocular Pathogen Acanthamoeba spp. [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of this study was to identify and characterise the receptor system involved in controlling encystment in Acanthamoeba using specific agonists and antagonists and to examine whether endogenous stores of catecholamines are produced by the organism.
Abel, Akins, Blum, Butcher, Byers, Clarke, Clarke, Coppi, Cordingley, Dart, Duguid, Elder, Frederick, Fuyu, Gessat, Harmar, Heilmeyer, Hughes, Janakidevi, Kilvington, Kitzmann, Lorenzo-Morales, Marciano-Cabral, Nagatsu, Neff, Neff, Ogbunude, Ong, Radford, Raizada, Riley, Romani, Srivastava, Srivastava, Tu, Verma, Verma, Verma, Weisman, Xu   +39 more
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Production of a polyclonal antibody against inosine-uridine preferring nucleoside hydrolase of Acanthamoeba castellanii and its access to diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis

PLoS ONE, 2020
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare disease but its prevalence throughout the globe continues to grow, primarily due to increased contact lens usage.
So-min Park, Hae-Ahm Lee, Ki-Back Chu, F. Quan, Su-jung Kim, Eun-Kyung Moon   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development and Validation of Claims‐Based Algorithms for Conjunctivitis and Keratitis

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 33, Issue 11, November 2024.
ABSTRACT Background Ocular surface disorders have been reported among patients with various medical conditions, including atopic dermatitis (AD). Nonetheless, validated algorithms to identify conjunctivitis and keratitis in claims data are lacking. Objective Develop validated, claims‐based algorithms for conjunctivitis and keratitis among patients with
Andrea K. Chomistek, Jessica M. Franklin, Rachel E. Sobel, Andrea F. Marcus, Sarah‐Jo Sinnott, Stephen M. Ezzy, Robert V. Gately, Jeannette Green, Ashley Howell, Ihtisham Sultan, Esen K. Akpek, Florence T. Wang   +11 more
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Herpes simplex keratitis: Challenges in diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]

, 2017
Herpes simplex virus is responsible for numerous ocular diseases, the most common of which is herpetic stromal keratitis. This is a recurrent infection of the cornea that typically begins with a subclinical infection of the cornea that establishes a ...
Azher, Tayaba N, Huang, Andrew JW, Stuart, Patrick M, Tajfirouz, Deena, Yin, Xiao-Tang   +4 more
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[Acanthamoeba keratitis].

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 1996
Three patients, women aged 69, 25 and 30 years, with refractory keratitis were found to have a rare infection with Acanthamoeba. All wore soft contact lenses. The frequency of Acanthamoeba keratitis increased in recent years. At present, an efficacious antiprotozoal therapy is available, for instance in the form of polyhexamethylene biguanide and ...
Eggink, C.A., Vaandrager, W., Burger, D.M., Sauerwein, R.W.   +3 more
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A six‐year comprehensive review of eye cytology cases received at a tertiary level hospital

Diagnostic Cytopathology, Volume 52, Issue 9, Page 511-518, September 2024.
Abstract Background Ocular cytology is an effective method of diagnosing infective, benign, and malignant ocular disease processes due to easy accessibility and rapid turnaround time. However, these specimens pose significant diagnostic challenges due to rarity of the specimen type, sparse diagnostic material available for ancillary workup, and ...
Courtney F. Connelly, Niyati Desai, Adela Cimic, Abel A. Gonzalez, Swikrity Upadhyay Baskota   +4 more
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Epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical outcomes in severe microbial keratitis in South India. [PDF]

, 2018
PURPOSE: Here, we report risk factors associated with outcome in severe bacterial keratitis (BK), fungal keratitis (FK), and Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) in India.
Burton, Matthew J, Chidambaram, Jaya Devi, Elakkiya, Shanmugam, Lalitha, Prajna, Lanjewar, Shruti, Shah, Manisha, Srikanthi, Palepu, Venkatesh Prajna, Namperumalsamy   +7 more
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Modelling dynamics between free‐living amoebae and bacteria

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 5, May 2024.
This review scrutinizes mathematical models designed to simulate the interactions between free‐living amoebae and bacteria. Identified gaps encompass (1) the necessity to tackle complexities such as spatial heterogeneity and population diversity; and (2) the essential understanding of the system.
Marwa Ali, Christopher A. Rice, Andrew W. Byrne, Philip E. Paré, Wendy Beauvais   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source