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Analysis of differentially expressed genes in bacterial and fungal keratitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
Purpose: This study was aimed at identifying differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in bacterial and fungal keratitis. The candidate genes can be selected and quantified to distinguish between causative agents of infectious keratitis to improve ...
Rui Tian, He Zou, Lufei Wang, Lu Liu, Meijiao Song, Hui Zhang   +5 more
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Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for Treatment of Bacterial and Herpetic Keratitis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Optimal management of infective keratitis is a formidable challenge and subject of ongoing studies. Recently, Collagen Cross-Linking (CXL) of the cornea has been considered to be a new effective therapeutic approach for resistant ...
Mohammad Reza Khalili, Hamid Reza Jahadi, Mashaallah Karimi, Masoud Yasemi   +3 more
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Etiology and Risk Factors for Infectious Keratitis in South Texas

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2020
Purpose: To determine the causative organisms and associated risk factors for infectious keratitis in South Texas. Methods: This retrospective study was performed at a tertiary teaching hospital system in South Texas. Medical records of all patients
Madeleine Puig, Menachem Weiss, Ricardo Salinas, Daniel A Johnson, Ahmad Kheirkhah   +4 more
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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
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Two cases of fungal keratitis caused by Metarhizium anisopliae [PDF]

, 2018
We present two cases of keratitis due to Metarhizium anisopliae in geographically separated areas of the United States. The isolates were microscopically similar but morphologically different and were identified by ribosomal DNA sequencing. Both isolates
Burd, Eileen M, Burnham, Carey-Ann D, Goodman, Abigail L, Lockhart, Shawn R, Lysen, Colleen B, Westblade, Lars F   +5 more
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Recurrent Bacterial Keratitis

Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2013
To investigate the rate of recurrent bacterial keratitis, associated bacteria, and surgical intervention.Patients with suspected bacterial keratitis were identified from microbiological requests over a 16-year period between 1995 and 2010. Recurrences and number of surgical interventions were analyzed according to bacterial type.A total of 2418 ...
Kaye, Rebecca, Kaye, Abigail, Sueke, Henri, Neal, Timothy, Winstanley, Craig, Horsburgh, Malcolm, Kaye, Stephen   +6 more
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Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectious keratitis: key bacterial mechanisms that mediate pathogenesis and emerging therapeutics

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Bacterial keratitis (bacterial infection of the cornea) is a major cause of vision loss worldwide. Given the rapid and aggressive nature of the disease, immediate broad-spectrum antibiotics are essential to adequately treat this disease.
Shalini Shah, Rachel A. F. Wozniak
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Counselling for people with sight loss in the UK: The need for provision and the need for evidence [PDF]

, 2010
For adults of any age the diagnosis of a visual impairment can be traumatic, and timely referral to informal peer support and/or professional counselling may be both beneficial and appropriate.
Gosney, M.A., Nyman, S.R., Victor, C.R.
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Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty for microbial keratitis in Taiwan from 2001 to 2014

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2020
Purpose: To study the surgical outcome of therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK) for medically uncontrolled microbial keratitis at a tertiary hospital in Taiwan over a 14-year period. Methods: This is a retrospective case series study.
Teck Boon Tew, Hsiao-Sang Chu, Yu-Chih Hou, Wei-Li Chen, I-Jong Wang, Fung-Rong Hu   +5 more
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Neurotrophic keratitis in a patient with disseminated lymphangiomatosis. [PDF]

, 2009
INTRODUCTION: Neurotrophic keratitis, a degenerative corneal disease caused by trigeminal nerve impairment, has many etiologies and remains very difficult to treat.
Charukamnoetkanok, Puwat, Knickelbein, Jared E, Stefko, Susan T   +2 more
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