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Fungal keratitis in the Republic of Ireland [PDF]
Eye, 2017 PurposeFungal keratitis is relatively rare in temperate climates with only one previous population-based study, which reported a minimum annual incidence of 0.32 per million population in the United Kingdom. We performed a nationwide study in the Republic of Ireland of cases over a 6-year period to establish the incidence, risk factors, treatment, and ...
S Farrell +4 more
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Fungal Keratitis: Diagnosis, Management, and Recent Advances
Clinical OphthalmologyRamy Awad,1 Alaa Atef Ghaith,2 Khaled Awad,1 Marina Mamdouh Saad,1 Ahmed Ak Elmassry2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Alexandria General Ophthalmology Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University ...
Awad R +4 more
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Clinical, microbiologic, and treatment outcomes of dematiaceous fungal keratitis – A retrospective study [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyPurpose: Dematiaceous fungi, the third most common causative organism of fungal keratitis, constitute 3.5% to 43.5% of fungal keratitis worldwide.
Niruban Ganesan +4 more
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Expression of cytokines in aqueous humor from fungal keratitis patients [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2018 Background Although a series of reports on corneal fungal infection have been published, studies on pathogenic mechanisms and inflammation-associated cytokines remain limited.
Yingnan Zhang +6 more
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Clinical utility of voriconazole eye drops in ophthalmic fungal keratitis
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2010 Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Chin Fen Neoh, Kay Stewart, David CM KongCentre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, AustraliaAbstract: Fungal keratitis is one of the major causes of ophthalmic ...
Daoud Al-Badriyeh +3 more
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Determination and Prevalence of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis among Patients in Baghdad City
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2018 The study included 234 patients attended to Iben AL-Haithem hospital of ophthalmology in Baghdad city having microbial keratitis , at age of (18-81) years for the period from September 2017- April 2018 .
Zena K. Khalil +2 more
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Fungal keratitis complicating the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis. [PDF]
Med Mycol Case RepA 42-year-old woman was referred to an emergency department. She had an unresponsive corneal ulcer that was initially diagnosed as Herpes simplex virus keratitis. Later, the microbiological studies revealed fungal keratitis. Although the patient was given topical antifungal medication, the clinical presentation did not support improvement.
Atighehchian M +4 more
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Fungal Keratitis in Northwestern Spain: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Outcomes [PDF]
Journal of FungiPurpose: To review the clinical features, risk factors, microbiological profile, and treatment regimens of fungal keratitis in Galicia, a region in Northwestern Spain with temperate humid weather.
David Lamas-Francis +10 more
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The Acanthamoeba–Fungal Keratitis Study [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 To ascertain the incidence of Acanthamoeba keratitis and the coexistence of Acanthamoeba and fungi in microbial keratitis.Prospective cross-sectional study.Patients presenting with stromal keratitis were additionally tested for Acanthamoeba irrespective of the clinical diagnosis. Culture positivity was the gold standard.Of the 401 cases included in the
Anita Raghavan +3 more
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Fungal Keratitis, Epidemiology and Outcomes in a Tropical Australian Setting [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseBackground: Fungal keratitis is an ophthalmic emergency that can cause visual impairment and blindness. We reviewed the epidemiology and clinical features of fungal keratitis in a tropical Australian setting.
Leah N. Kim +4 more
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