Outcomes of amoebic, fungal, and bacterial keratitis: A retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 BackgroundAcanthamoeba keratitis is challenging to treat and thought to result in poor outcomes, but very few comparative studies exist to assess whether ulcers caused by Acanthamoeba are worse than those caused by bacteria or fungus.MethodsIn a ...
Caitlin A Moe +11 more
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New Treatments for Bacterial Keratitis [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Purpose. To review the newer treatments for bacterial keratitis. Data Sources. PubMed literature search up to April 2012. Study Selection. Key words used for literature search: “infectious keratitis”, “microbial keratitis”, “infective keratitis”, “new ...
Raymond L. M. Wong +3 more
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Can Serum Drops Containing Doxycycline Provide a Supplemental Anti-Bacterial Effect in the Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis? [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2023 Purpose: Systemic doxycycline has been prescribed to reduce inflammation and enhance corneal healing in bacterial keratitis. Topical autologous serum drops (ASD) containing doxycycline following oral supplementation may additionally confer an anti ...
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Characterization of infectious bacterial keratitis in Östergötland County, Sweden: a 10-year retrospective study [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and InfectionBackground The aim of this study was to characterize bacterial species, aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility connected to bacterial keratitis infections in Östergötland, Sweden.
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Acta OphthalmologicaThe number of infectious keratitis cases is increasing worldwide. The vast majority of cases are bacterial in origin. Both gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae Corynebacterium diphtheriae) and gram negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter species) bacteria can cause serious infections.One of ...
Gurnani B, Kaur K.
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Spectrum of bacterial keratitis at a tertiary eye center in Indonesia [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumThe purpose of this study is to analyze the bacterial spectrum and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in bacterial keratitis at a tertiary eye center in Jakarta, Indonesia. The study design is a retrospective analytic study.
Rifna Lutfiamida +2 more
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ε‐poly‐L‐lysine‐modified polydopamine nanoparticles for targeted photothermal therapy of drug‐resistant bacterial keratitis [PDF]
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 2023 Bacterial keratitis can lead to intraocular infection and even blindness without prompt and potent treatments. Currently, clinical abuse of antibiotics encouraged the evolution of resistant bacteria.
Wenjie Fan +8 more
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Zwitterionic chitosan-modified amorphous ZnCuAl-LDH eye drops for efficient treatment of bacterial keratitis [PDF]
Materials Today BioBacterial keratitis caused by microbial invasion represents a significant cause of visual impairment characterized by corneal perforation, epithelial defect, intense pain, and conjunctival congestion.
Tingting Hu +7 more
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Surfactant protein D contributes to ocular defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a murine model of dry eye disease. [PDF]
, 2013 Dry eye disease can cause ocular surface inflammation that disrupts the corneal epithelial barrier. While dry eye patients are known to have an increased risk of corneal infection, it is not known whether there is a direct causal relationship between ...
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Ocular Surface Microbiota in Contact Lens Users and Contact-Lens-Associated Bacterial Keratitis
Vision, 2021 Our objectives were to investigate whether the conjunctival microbiota is altered by contact lens wear and/or bacterial keratitis and to explore the hypothesis that commensals of conjunctival microbiota contribute to bacterial keratitis.
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