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Clinical Ophthalmology, 2011 Sonal S TuliUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Clinical question: What is the most appropriate management of fungal keratitis?Results: Traditionally, topical Natamycin is the most commonly used medication for filamentous fungi while ...
Tuli, Sonal S
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Etiology and Risk Factors for Infectious Keratitis in South Texas [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2020 Purpose: To determine the causative organisms and associated risk factors for infectious keratitis in South Texas. Methods: This retrospective study was performed at a tertiary teaching hospital system in South Texas.
A Johnson, Daniel +4 more
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Medical interventions for fungal keratitis. [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 BACKGROUND: Fungal keratitis is a fungal infection of the cornea. It is common in lower income countries, particularly in agricultural areas but relatively uncommon in higher income countries. Although there are medications available, their effectiveness
Evans, Jennifer R +1 more
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The role of fungi in fungal keratitis [PDF]
Experimental Eye Research, 2021 Fungal keratitis (FK) accounts for approximately half of the microbial keratitis encountered in low middle income countries (LMICs) and predominantly affect the working rural-poor. FK causes significant morbidity with the majority of patients left with moderate or worse visual impairment and approximately 25% requiring expensive and often unsuccessful ...
Bethany Mills +5 more
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Fungal keratitis in France [PDF]
Acta Ophthalmologica, 2011 Departement of Ophthalmology V, Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Paris, France Laboratory, Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Paris, France Departement of Ophthalmology III, Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Paris, France Departement of Ophthalmology II, Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Paris, France
Thomas Gaujoux +8 more
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Voriconazole for Fungal Keratitis [PDF]
Ophthalmology, 2013 This is a commentary on article Sharma N, Chacko J, Velpandian T, Titiyal JS, Sinha R, Satpathy G, Tandon R, Vajpayee RB. Comparative evaluation of topical versus intrastromal voriconazole as an adjunct to natamycin in recalcitrant fungal keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2013 Apr;120(4):677-81.
Namperumalsamy Venkatesh Prajna +3 more
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Immunologic mechanism of fungal keratitis
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Fungal keratitis (FK) is a refractory disease that poses a serious threat to vision, with common risk factors like eye trauma, contact lens wearing, topical corticosteroids and antibiotic abuse. Nowadays, topical and systemic anti-fungal drugs and ocular surgeries are still the main therapeutic modalities.
Ruibo Yang +8 more
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Epidemiologia e previsibilidade no diagnóstico clínico de ceratite microbiana no sudeste do Brasil [PDF]
, 2011 PURPOSE: The goals of the study were the following: 1) to show the epidemiology of microbial keratitis (MK) in the southeast Brazil, 2) to compare the epidemiological differences between fungal (FK) and bacterial keratitis (BK), and 3) to evaluate the ...
CARVALHO, Rodrigo Teixeira de Campos +6 more
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Two cases of fungal keratitis caused by Metarhizium anisopliae [PDF]
, 2018 We present two cases of keratitis due to Metarhizium anisopliae in geographically separated areas of the United States. The isolates were microscopically similar but morphologically different and were identified by ribosomal DNA sequencing. Both isolates
Burd, Eileen M +5 more
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Intracranial fusarium fungal abscess in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction Fusarium 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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