Randomized, Controlled, Phase 2 Trial of Povidone-Iodine/Dexamethasone Ophthalmic Suspension for Treatment of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis [PDF]
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy/safety of an ophthalmic suspension of povidone-iodine (PVP-I) 0.6% and dexamethasone 0.1% in patients with acute adenoviral conjunctivitis.
Reza Haque, Jay S Pepose
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The Prevalence of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis at the Wills Eye Hospital Emergency Room
Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association, 2007The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of adenoviral conjunctivitis by analyzing data from a prospective clinical study of 50 consecutive patients presenting to the Wills Eye Hospital Emergency Room (WEH ER) with a clinical diagnosis of infectious conjunctivitis from July 2003 to October 2003.The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used ...
Elisabeth J Cohen, Robert P Sambursky
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Povidone iodine in the treatment of adenoviral conjunctivitis in infants
Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 2014Adenoviral conjunctivitis.To examine the effects of conjunctival irrigation with povidone iodine in infants with adenoviral conjunctivitis.An outbreak of adenovirus conjunctivitis occurred between September and December 2012 at the neonatal intensive care unit of our hospital.
Zuhal, Özen Tunay +2 more
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Cytological Evaluation of Adenoviral Follicular Conjunctivitis by Cytobrush
Ophthalmologica, 2010Conjunctival brush samples from 38 patients with acute conjunctivitis were examined to determine whether cellular features could be utilized for cytodiagnosis. Of all cases, 32 (84%) patients showed a characteristic cell pattern for adenoviral follicular conjunctivitis (AFC) and in the remaining 6 (16%) patients herpetic infection was suggested ...
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Pattern of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis Reported to Tertiary Care Hospitals During Epidemic in Pakistan [PDF]
Purpose: To determine clinical pattern of “adenoviral conjunctivitis” during its epidemic in Pakistan. Patients and Methods: 370 patients (550eyes) diagnosed with “adenoviral conjunctivitis” were included in this descriptive study.
Yousafzai, Erum +3 more
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Incidence of Adenoviral and Chlamydial Coinfection in Acute Follicular Conjunctivitis
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1995After we studied a case of chlamydial and adenoviral coinfection in a 20-year-old woman, we determined the incidence of chlamydial infection in patients with acute adenoviral conjunctivitis. In a randomized retrospective study, we evaluated 100 specimens of patients with culture-proven adenoviral conjunctivitis.Three of 100 (3%) specimens tested ...
T L, Mellman-Rubin +3 more
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Evaluation of a silver‐amplified immunochromatography kit for adenoviral conjunctivitis
Journal of Medical Virology, 2019ObjectiveTo compare and evaluate the sensitivity of a newly developed silver‐amplified immunochromatography (SAI) kit with various immunochromatography (IC) kits for adenoviruses based on the detection limit (copies/test).MethodsAn SAI kit and four ophthalmic IC kits were evaluated.
Tsuguto Fujimoto +8 more
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Topical human fibroblast interferon for acute adenoviral conjunctivitis
Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 1987We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating the use of topical human fibroblast interferon (HuIFN-beta) 7.5 x 10(5) IU/ml, one drop 5 times daily, in the treatment of acute epidemic conjunctivitis.
K R, Wilhelmus, E C, Dunkel, J, Herson
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Sensitivity and Specificity of the AdenoPlus Test for Diagnosing Adenoviral Conjunctivitis
JAMA Ophthalmology, 2013To compare the clinical sensitivity and specificity of the AdenoPlus test with those of both viral cell culture (CC) with confirmatory immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at detecting the presence of adenovirus in tear fluid.A prospective, sequential, masked, multicenter clinical trial enrolled 128 patients presenting ...
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Molecular epidemiology of adenoviral conjunctivitis in Athens, Greece
Acta Ophthalmologica, 2010Abstract Purpose To investigate the genotypes (subgenera) and variant serotypes of adenoviruses (HAdV) causing epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) in Athens, Greece. Methods Conjunctival swabs were collected from 55 patients aged 20 to 70 years old with a clinical presentation compatible with adenoviral conjunctivitis, during a four months period (from
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