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Eye infection risks from Pseudomonas aeruginosa via hand soap and eye drops. [PDF]
Appl Environ MicrobiolEye infections from bacterial contamination of bulk-refillable liquid soap dispensers and artificial tear eye drops continue to occur, resulting in adverse health outcomes that include impaired vision or eye enucleation.
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Profile of Microbial Isolates in Ophthalmic Infections and Antibiotic Susceptibility of the Bacterial Isolates: A Study in an Eye Care Hospital, Bangalore [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Ocular infections are common and vary from self-limiting to sight-threatening. All the structures of the eye can be infected by various microbes.The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of bacterial and fungal infections of the eye
Hemavathi, Pooja Sarmah, Poornima Shenoy
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Australian Prescriber, 2018 Antibiotic drops are not the treatment for all red eyes. An incorrect diagnosis can increase the risk of loss of vision.
Stephanie, Watson +2 more
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Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis Causing Orbital Apex Syndrome and Blindness [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Mucormycosis is a potentially fatal fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes. Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis (ROCM) represents nearly half of all cases.
Musab Abdulaziz Alsubaie +4 more
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Intrauterine infection and the eye [PDF]
Eye, 1992 This paper reviews the manifestations of intrauterine infection with toxoplasma gondii, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, varicella-zoster and syphilis with particular emphasis on the ocular findings.
I, Russell-Eggitt, S, Lightman
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Isolated Ocular Mpox without Skin Lesions, United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 We report a case of a 53-year-old HIV-negative patient in San Francisco, California, USA, with no classic mpox prodromal symptoms or skin lesions who experienced fulminant, vision-threatening scleritis, keratitis, and uveitis.
Minh T. Nguyen +14 more
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Evaluation of the Pathogenic Potential of Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Eye Infections
Microorganisms, 2022 While primarily Gram-positive bacteria cause bacterial eye infections, several Gram-negative species also pose eye health risks. Currently, few studies have tried to understand the pathogenic mechanisms involved in E. coli eye infections. Therefore, this
Pedro Henrique Soares Nunes +8 more
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Bacterial infection in scarring trachoma. [PDF]
, 2010 PURPOSE: To assess whether non-chlamydial bacterial infection is associated with trachomatous scarring in adults. METHODS: This was a case-control study of 360 cases with trachomatous scarring but without trichiasis, and 360 controls without scarring ...
Chevallier, Caroline +17 more
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Retinal arterioles narrow with increasing duration of anti-retroviral therapy in HIV infection: a novel estimator of vascular risk in HIV? [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVES: HIV infection is associated with an increased risk of age-related morbidity mediated by immune dysfunction, atherosclerosis and inflammation.
Pathai, Sophia +29 more
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mBio, 2017 Ophthalmia neonatorum, also called neonatal conjunctivitis, acquired during delivery can occur in the first 28 days of life. Commonly caused by the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae, infection can lead to corneal scarring, perforation of the eye ...
Colin P. Churchward +4 more
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