Microbial diagnosis of endophthalmitis using nanopore amplicon sequencing
International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2021 Objectives: We investigated whether nanopore amplicon sequencing of aqueous humor was capable of rapid pathogen identification in infectious endophthalmitis.
Kang Il Jun +4 more
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Intracranial fusarium fungal abscess in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2014 IntroductionâFusarium spp is an omnipresent fungal species that may lead to fatal infections in immunocompromised populations. Spontaneous intracranial infection by Fusarium spp in immunocompetent individuals is exceedingly rare.
Cadden, Joseph +6 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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Prevalence and factors predictive of intraocular fungal infection in patients with fungemia at an academic urban tertiary care center [PDF]
, 2015 Objective To report the prevalence and to identify factors predictive of intraocular infection in patients with fungemia receiving prophylactic antifungal therapy.
Braich, Puneet S +4 more
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High prevalence of anelloviruses in vitreous fluid of children with seasonal hyperacute panuveitis. [PDF]
, 2012 Seasonal hyperacute panuveitis (SHAPU) is a potentially blinding ocular disease occurring in Nepal that principally affects young children. Random amplification of partially purified vitreous fluid (VF)-derived nucleic acid revealed the presence of human
Baarsma, G Seerp +8 more
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GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE DEVICE COMPLICATED BY FUNGAL PARACONIOTHYRIUM ENDOPHTHALMITIS
Vision Pan-America, 2016 Ten years after BaerveldtTM implantation, a woman underwent immunosuppressive therapy for necrotizing scleritis. She subsequently developed symptoms suggestive of endophthalmitis in the setting of tube exposure. Cultures isolated fungal Paraconiothyrium.
Megan Alysse Rowlands +3 more
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Pseudozyma aphidis endophthalmitis post-cataract operation: Case discussion and management
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019 Purpose: To present a case of fungal endophthalmitis with a novel organism and our management. Observations: A 46 year old male presented with delayed-onset acute endophthalmitis 6 weeks after routine phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation.
Shong Min Voon, Arlo Upton, Deepak Gupta
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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 +2 more
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Scedosporium apiospermum endopthalmitis treated early with intravitreous voriconazole results in recovery of vision [PDF]
, 2012 AIM: The purpose of this study is to report a case of endogenous endopthalmitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum with a favorable outcome and review previously reported cases, their treatment regimens and outcomes.
Catherine Liu +2 more
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Glomerella cingulata endophthalmitis
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Purpose: To report a case of an exogenous endophthalmitis caused by the fungal species Glomerella cingulata. Observations: A 71-year-old male presented with an infectious keratitis that evolved into endophthalmitis.
Nathan Gunasekaran +6 more
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