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Mycotic Infections of the Eye [PDF]
Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2016 Fungal infections of the eye are an important cause of significant visual loss and blindness in some regions of the world, especially developing countries. Ocular mycoses remain a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the ophthalmologist. Corneal infection is the most frequent presentation, but the orbit, eyelids, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctiva ...
Mirosław Słowik +4 more
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An Atypical Etiology of Fungal Keratitis Caused by Roussoella neopustulans
Journal of Fungi, 2022 Fungal keratitis is caused by a wide spectrum of fungal genera, including molds and yeasts. We report a 42-year-old patient with mycotic keratitis after a direct trauma by a wood fragment.
Morgana F. Voidaleski +8 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.
Susan Lightman, Isabelle Russell-Eggitt
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Managing Corneal Infections: Out with the old, in with the new?
Antibiotics, 2023 There have been multiple reports of eye infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with increasing evidence of ineffective treatment outcomes from existing therapies.
Sanjay Marasini +3 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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Herpes simplex keratitis: Challenges in diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]
, 2017 Herpes simplex virus is responsible for numerous ocular diseases, the most common of which is herpetic stromal keratitis. This is a recurrent infection of the cornea that typically begins with a subclinical infection of the cornea that establishes a ...
Azher, Tayaba N +4 more
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Microorganisms, 2019 Moraxella is an ocular bacterial pathogen isolated in cases of keratitis, conjunctivitis, and endophthalmitis. Gram-negative brick-shaped diplobacilli from ocular specimens, and slow growth in culture, are early indications of Moraxella ocular infection;
Samantha J. LaCroce +6 more
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The spectrum of eye disease in hospitalized adults living with HIV, 1995-2010. [PDF]
, 2014 Eye disease is a well-documented complication of HIV infection. Opportunistic infections generally comprised the majority of pre-antiretroviral therapy (ART) eye complications. With the introduction of ART, opportunistic infections diminished.
Belden, Katherine +7 more
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021 Chronic dacryocystitis is an infection of the lacrimal sac and occurs due to obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct. It is an important cause of ocular morbidity in India.
Sreedevi Hanumantha +3 more
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Immune- and nonimmune-compartment-specific interferon responses are critical determinants of herpes simplex virus-induced generalized infections and acute liver failure [PDF]
, 2016 The interferon (IFN) response to viral pathogens is critical for host survival. In humans and mouse models, defects in IFN responses can result in lethal herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infections, usually from encephalitis.
Leib, David A +3 more
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