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Fungal Keratitis in Northwestern Spain: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Outcomes [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Purpose: 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, Daniel Navarro, Raquel Mansilla, Victoria de-Rojas, Claudio Moreno, Enrique Dios, Jesús Rigueiro, Dolores Álvarez, Paloma Crego, Teresa Rodríguez-Ares, Rosario Touriño   +10 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, Chin Fen Neoh, Kay Stewart, et al   +3 more
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Fungal keratitis complicating the diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis [PDF]

Medical Mycology Case Reports
A 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.
Mehrnaz Atighehchian, Alireza Latifi, Zohreh Nozarian, Fahimeh Asadi Amoli, Mehran Zarei-Ghanavati   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Fungal keratitis after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty [PDF]

, 2018
This is a case report discussing the case of a patient with fungal infection after undergoing a descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). The pathogenesis and possible treatment options of fungal keratitis are discussed.
Mallias, Ioannis, Mylova, Panagiota, Tassiopoulou, Anastasia   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

The role of PPAR in fungal keratitis [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
The treatment of fungal keratitis(FK) remains challenging due to delayed fungal detection and the limited effectiveness of antifungal drugs. Fungal infection can activate both innate and adaptive immune responses in the cornea. Fungi stimulate the production of oxidative stress-related biomarkers and mediate the infiltration of neutrophils, macrophages,
Hongyan Zhou, Hong Zhang, Miaomiao Bi, Wensong Zhang   +3 more
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Fungal Keratitis: Diagnosis, Management, and Recent Advances [PDF]

Clinical Ophthalmology
Ramy 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, Ghaith AA, Awad K, Mamdouh Saad M, Elmassry AA   +4 more
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Fungal Keratitis, Epidemiology and Outcomes in a Tropical Australian Setting [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: 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, Hema Karthik, Kate Elizabeth Proudmore, Sarah Elizabeth Kidd, Robert William Baird   +4 more
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First‐Line Osimertinib in Patients with EGFR‐Mutant Advanced Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer: Outcome and Safety in the Real World: FLOWER Study

The Oncologist, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Lessons Learned Osimertinib has confirmed effectiveness in this real‐world population of patients with EGFR‐mutant advanced non‐small cell lung cancer. Thromboembolic events occur more frequently than previously reported, suggesting a thrombotic diathesis that requires further investigation. Patients with at least three metastatic sites, brain
Martina Lorenzi, Alessandra Ferro, Fabiana Cecere, Daniela Scattolin, Alessandro Del Conte, Alessandro Follador, Sara Pilotto, Valentina Polo, Mariacarmela Santarpia, Rita Chiari, Alberto Pavan, Alessandro Dal Maso, Valentina Da Ros, Giada Targato, Sabrina Vari, Stefano Indraccolo, Fiorella Calabrese, Stefano Frega, Laura Bonanno, Pier Franco Conte, Valentina Guarneri, Giulia Pasello   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes of amoebic, fungal, and bacterial keratitis: A retrospective cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundAcanthamoeba keratitis is challenging to treat and thought to result in poor outcomes, but very few comparative studies exist to assess whether ulcers caused by Acanthamoeba are worse than those caused by bacteria or fungus.MethodsIn a ...
Caitlin A Moe, Prajna Lalitha, N Venkatesh Prajna, Jeena Mascarenhas, Muthiah Srinivasan, Manoranhan Das, Arun Panigrahi, Revathi Rajaraman, Gerami D Seitzman, Catherine E Oldenburg, Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy D Keenan   +11 more
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Etiology and failure analysis of anterior lamellar keratoplasty [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
AIM: To analyze indications and reasons for failure of anterior lamellar keratoplasty (ALK). METHODS: The clinical records were retrospectively reviewed. Main outcome measures included indications for ALK and reasons for failure of ALK.
Zhen Wang, Xiao-Jun Tan, Hua-Lei Zhai, Jun Cheng, Yan Gao, Li-Xin Xie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source