Besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension, 0.6%: a novel topical fluoroquinolone for bacterial conjunctivitis [PDF]
Acute bacterial conjunctivitis, the most common cause of conjunctivitis, is responsible for approximately 1% of all primary-care consultations. Of the topical ophthalmic antibiotics used to treat acute bacterial conjunctivitis, fluoroquinolones are ...
O'Brien, Terrence P
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This randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial evaluated the effects of live probiotic and HT postbiotic B. longum CECT 7347 in adults with moderate–severe allergic rhinitis. Postbiotic supplementation for 8 weeks significantly reduced CSMS and dSS, exceeding the established CSMS MCID with a 33% greater improvement, when compared to placebo ...
Ana Cardoso +9 more
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Kinetics of kill of bacterial conjunctivitis isolates with moxifloxacin, a fluoroquinolone, compared with the aminoglycosides tobramycin and gentamicin [PDF]
Rudolph S Wagner1, David B Granet2, Steven J Lichtenstein3, Tiffany Jamison4, Joseph J Dajcs4, Robert D Gross5, Paul Cockrum41New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA; 2Ratner Children’s Eye Center, University of California – San ...
Steven J Lichtenstein +3 more
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Bacterial conjunctivitis: clinical features, types and complications; a systematic review [PDF]
Bacterial conjunctivitis is an eye illness with inflammatory conjunctiva conditions. Neonatorum conjunctivitis was first discovered in 1750 by Quellmaz. In this article, an effective systematic study intends to provide an overview of etiology, prevalence,
Areesha Naveed +9 more
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Antibiotics versus placebo for acute bacterial conjunctivitis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: There are concerns about whether antibiotic therapy confers significant clinical benefit in the treatment of acute bacterial conjunctivitis. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this review was to assess the benefit and harm of antibiotic therapy in the
McLean, Susannah +5 more
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Efficacy of Fluoroquinolones on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from External Ocular Infections [PDF]
Background and Objective: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of bacterial keratitis and conjunctivitis. This study was done to determine the efficacy of fluoroquinolones on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains ...
Mehri Hosseini +2 more
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Studies suggest that type 2 inflammatory diseases are driven by overactivation of the IL4/IL13 pathway, manifesting differently in distinct tissues. We performed quantitative analyses using several large independent datasets to explore the interrelation of type 2 inflammatory diseases based on co‐prevalence, genetic predispositions, and transcriptomic ...
Jennifer D. Hamilton +19 more
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Peripheral ulcerative keratitis triggered by bacterial conjunctivitis [PDF]
Background: Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is a disorder consisting of a crescent-shaped destructive inflammation of the perilimbal corneal stroma.
A Pokharel, M Bajracharya, S Subedi
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Dexamethasone Improves Ofloxacin Efficacy in Treating Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis: Evidence from A Rabbit Model [PDF]
Background: Bacterial conjunctivitis represents the major part of infectious conjunctivitis and, although it generally shows a spontaneous resolution, antibiotics speed the elimination of bacteria from the conjunctiva thus limiting the duration of the
Noemi Poma +3 more
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ABSTRACT Mucosal surfaces are sites of highly dynamic interactions among epithelial and immune cells, environmental exposures, particularly dietary inputs, and the diverse microbial communities and their metabolites. These elements continually influence each other to maintain homeostasis and ensure appropriate immune discrimination between pathogens ...
Clara Delaroque +5 more
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