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Bacterial conjunctivitis: microbiological profile and molecular characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci isolated from Minia governorate, Egypt [PDF]

Novel Research in Microbiology Journal, 2022
Ocular infections caused by bacterial sources are a global health issue that can damage the construction of the eye, and lead to disability. The goals of this study were to look at the bacterial species causing conjunctivitis, as well as their ...
Fatma Ahmed Abdel Aziz, Gamal Fadl Mahmoud Gad, Ahmed Mohamed Kamal El Shafei, Reham Ali Ibrahem   +3 more
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The Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Eye Infections

Pathogens, 2018
Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen of the eye able to infect the tear duct, eyelid, conjunctiva, cornea, anterior and posterior chambers, and the vitreous chamber.
R. O'Callaghan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease - United States. [PDF]

, 2017
The term "chronic Lyme disease" is used by some health care providers as a diagnosis for various constitutional, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (1,2).
Blackburn, Brian G, Golden, Marjorie, Green, Gary M, Greenhow, Tara, Hosain, Syed, Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine, Marzec, Natalie S, Mead, Paul S, Nelson, Christina, Waldron, Paul Ravi   +9 more
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Disarming Pore-Forming Toxins with Biomimetic Nanosponges in Intraocular Infections

mSphere, 2019
Intraocular infections are prevalent after traumatic injuries or after common ocular surgeries. Infections cause inflammation that can damage the retina and architecture of the eye, often resulting in poor visual outcomes.
Phillip S. Coburn, Frederick C. Miller, Austin L. LaGrow, Craig Land, Huzzatul Mursalin, Erin Livingston, Omar Amayem, Yijie Chen, Weiwei Gao, Liangfang Zhang, Michelle C. Callegan   +10 more
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Bacterial pathogens in conjunctivitis and corneal ulcers with special reference to Streptococcus pneumoniae, in early 2008, in the National Eye Hospital, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Introduction: The most important and frequently occurring eye infections are conjunctivitis and corneal ulcers. Though the significance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in eye infections is well-known, identification of causative serotypes is important for ...
D. L. B. Piyasiri, P. Chandrasiri, P.R. Wijesinghe   +2 more
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A five year outbreak of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus phage type 53,85 in a regional neonatal unit [PDF]

, 2000
We identified a 5-year outbreak of a methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) strain, affecting 202 babies on a neonatal unit, by routine weekly phage typing all S. aureus isolates.
Denton, M., Fitzgerald, P., Freeman, J., Gill, A.B., Haspinall, L., Hawkey, P., Hoy, C., Parnell, P., Porter, C., Wilcox, M.H.   +9 more
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Bacterial spectrum and resistance patterns in corneal infections at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in South China.

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016
AIM To investigate the spectrum and antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria isolated from patients with suspected corneal infections in Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center in South China over the past four years retrospectively.
Nan Wang, Qiang Huang, Yiwei Tan, Liping Lin, Kai-li Wu   +4 more
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Prevention of Bacterial Biofilm Formation on Soft Contact Lenses Using Natural Compounds

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2017
Purpose In eye care field, contact lenses (CL) have a great impact on improving vision, but their use can be limited by ocular infection. CL- associated infections can be reduced by good attention to CL storage case practice.
Amira M. El-Ganiny, Ghada H. Shaker, Abeer A. Aboelazm, Heba A. El-Dash   +3 more
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Keratoprostheses for corneal blindness: a review of contemporary devices [PDF]

, 2015
According to the World Health Organization, globally 4.9 million are blind due to corneal pathology. Corneal transplantation is successful and curative of the blindness for a majority of these cases. However, it is less successful in a number of diseases
Avadhanam, Venkata, Liu, Christopher, Smith, Helen   +2 more
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Ocular Bacterial Strains Isolated from Pediatric Patients in University Hospital of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” Naples, Italy

International Journal of Microbiology, 2020
Eye infections caused by bacteria are a serious public health problem among pediatric patients. These diseases, if not properly treated, can cause blindness and impaired vision.
Francesco Petrillo, Veronica Folliero, Biagio Santella, Gianluigi Franci, Francesco Foglia, Maria C. Trotta, Maria T. Della Rocca, Teresio Avitabile, Caterina Gagliano, Marilena Galdiero   +9 more
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