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Diagnosing Fungal Keratitis and Simultaneously Identifying Fusarium and Aspergillus Keratitis with a Dot Hybridization Array

open access: yes, 2022
Fungal keratitis (FK) is one of the most common microbial keratitis, which often leads to poor prognosis as a result of delayed diagnosis. Several studies implied that early differentiation of the two major FK, Fusarium and Aspergillus keratitis, could ...
Po-Chiung Fang   +9 more
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Fungal Keratitis in Tree Shrews

open access: yes, 2020
<p>A tree shrew model of fungal keratitis was established by injecting Fusarium solani into the corneal stroma, to investigate the role of miR-204-3p and KRT16 in fungal keratitis.</p ...
Jia Jie
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Recent Perspectives in the Management of Fungal Keratitis

open access: yes, 2021
Mycotic keratitis is common in warm, humid regions with a varying profile of pathogenic fungi according to geographical origin, socioeconomic status, and climatic condition. Clinical diagnosis can be challenging in difficult cases and those refractory to
Noopur Gupta   +5 more
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Study of prevalence of preventable keratitis, seasonal variation, and microbiological etiology along with quack practice in a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Maharashtra - Central India

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of preventable keratitis, seasonal variations, and microbiological etiology along with quack practices presented at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Maharashtra (Central India), over a period ...
Namrata Kabra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fungal keratitis among inpatients with corneal ulcers in Thai Binh, Vietnam: A retrospective observational study

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Infectious keratitis can be caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Fungi are a common pathogen, especially in developing countries like India, Nepal, and Bangladesh where the prevalence ranges from 20% to 60%.
Nguyen Thi Anh Van   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological profile of fungal keratitis in urban population of West Bengal, India

open access: yesOman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009
Background : Corneal diseases are one of the major causes of visual loss and blindness, second only to cataract. Amongst corneal diseases, microbial keratitis is a major blinding disease.
Suman Saha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Etiological and Clinical Profile of Infectious Keratitis in a Semi-rural Population of North India: A Hospital-based Study

open access: yesDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose: To analyze the current etiological pattern and clinical profile of infectious keratitis in a semi-rural population of North India. Materials and Methods: A prospective, hospital-based study including 70 patients with infectious keratitis was ...
Priyanka Yadav   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Postoperative keratitis due to Paecilomyces: a rare pediatric case

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
Fungal infections like Paecilomyces keratitis have emerged in childhood recently. The diagnosis and treatment of Paecilomyces keratitis is difficult and the outcome is usually poor.
Ebru Toker   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical, microbiologic, and treatment outcomes of dematiaceous fungal keratitis – A retrospective study

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose: 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
doaj   +1 more source

Ocular scedosporiosis in an immunocompetent host

open access: yesCHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2020
Scedosporium apiospermum infection in humans is rare. Fungal keratitis is the most common manifestation of S. apiospermum infection in immunocompetent individuals. S. apiospermum is a filamentous fungus found in soil and polluted water.
Ashish Bajaj   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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