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Treatment of Endogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis: Focus on New Antifungal Agents [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011 Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis, involving only the chorioretinal structures or extending to involve the vitreous (vitritis), is a sight-threatening infection requiring early appropriate therapy. Endophthalmitis is a relatively frequent complication of candidemia and less commonly occurs in patients who have invasive aspergillosis. Because the eye is
James, Riddell +2 more
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Microorganisms and Common Ophthalmic Diseases [PDF]
, 2017 The human eye is in constant contact to environmental conditions that increase its likelihood in being exposed to a multitude of pathogens. Studies have revealed that the normal microbial flora found around the ocular area contribute to the well-being of
Su CW, Tighe S
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A case of endogenous trichosporon endophthalmitis treated with micafungin and voriconazole
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2009 Invasive fungal infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is a rare intraocular infection with potential vision threatening consequences.
Harpreet Walia +5 more
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Corticosteroid implants for chronic non-infectious uveitis. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Uveitis is a term used to describe a heterogeneous group of intraocular inflammatory diseases of the anterior, intermediate, and posterior uveal tract (iris, ciliary body, choroid).
Brady, Christopher J +7 more
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Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020 Background The optimal management of patients with endophthalmitis is challenging and includes both intravitreal and, in some cases, systemic antimicrobials. Systemic antimicrobials may be administered either intravenously or orally.
Andrzej Grzybowski +4 more
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Class A drug abuse: an ophthalmologist's problem? [PDF]
, 2005 [First Paragraph] The 2002/3 British Crime Survey reported that 3% of all 16 to 59 year olds (equating to around one million people) had used a class A drug in the last year.
Firth, A.Y.
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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis results from bacterial seeding of the eye during bacteremia. A diagnosis of endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis requires clinical findings such as vitritis or hypopyon along with positive blood cultures.
Sreethish Sasi +6 more
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Treatment as required versus regular monthly treatment in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2015 Background: To investigate whether treatment as required ‘pro re nata’ (PRN) versus regular monthly treatment regimens lead to differences in outcomes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
Agostini, Hansjuergen +7 more
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Phage therapy: An alternative to antibiotics in the age of multi-drug resistance. [PDF]
, 2017 The practice of phage therapy, which uses bacterial viruses (phages) to treat bacterial infections, has been around for almost a century. The universal decline in the effectiveness of antibiotics has generated renewed interest in revisiting this practice.
Koskella, Britt, Lin, Derek, Lin, Henry
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Aeromonas Salmonicida as a causative agent for postoperative endophthalmitis
Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 We report a case of a 55-year-old female who presented with pain, redness, and profound visual loss in her right eye 2 weeks after cataract surgery. An ophthalmic examination showed light perception vision, corneal edema with severe anterior chamber reaction and hypopyon, exudative membranes on the anterior lens surface, and dense vitreous exudates ...
Varshney, Abhishek +4 more
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