An Atypical Etiology of Fungal Keratitis Caused by Roussoella neopustulans
Journal of Fungi, 2022 Fungal keratitis is caused by a wide spectrum of fungal genera, including molds and yeasts. We report a 42-year-old patient with mycotic keratitis after a direct trauma by a wood fragment.
Morgana F. Voidaleski +8 more
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Yin and yang of interleukin-17 in host immunity to infection [version 1; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]
, 2017 The interleukin-17 (IL-17) family cytokines, such as IL-17A and IL-17F, play important protective roles in host immune response to a variety of infections such as bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral.
Das, Shibali, Khader, Shabaana
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Microbiological profiles of fungal keratitis: a 10-year study at a tertiary referral center [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Given the rise in cases of fungal keratitis in recent years, this study was performed to better elucidate the microbiological profile, risk factors, and surgical intervention rates of fungal keratitis at a tertiary referral center in the ...
Alan N. Carlson +5 more
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A deep learning approach in diagnosing fungal keratitis based on corneal photographs
Scientific Reports, 2020 Fungal keratitis (FK) is the most devastating and vision-threatening microbial keratitis, but clinical diagnosis a great challenge. This study aimed to develop and verify a deep learning (DL)-based corneal photograph model for diagnosing FK.
Ming-Tse Kuo +7 more
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Alternaria keratitis after corneal crosslinking
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To report a case of fungal keratitis after corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) surgery. Observations: We report a case of fungal keratitis after CXL for post-refractive surgery ectasia.
Samantha McGirr +2 more
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A 5-Year Retrospective Review of Fungal Keratitis at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2012 Background. Corneal blindness from healed infected keratitis is one of the most preventable causes of monocular blindness in developing countries, including Malaysia.
Fadzillah Mohd-Tahir +3 more
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Distribution of infectious keratitis in a tertiary hospital in Brazil [PDF]
, 2013 PURPOSE: To investigate the seasonality of infectious keratitis in a tertiary hospital in Brazil. METHODS: Charts from the Ocular Microbiology Laboratory of the Department of Ophthalmology of the Federal University of São Paulo were reviewed from 2005 to
Freitas, Denise de +5 more
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Status of the effectiveness of contact lens disinfectants in Malaysia against keratitis-causing pathogens [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was (i) to assess the antimicrobial effects of contact lens disinfecting solutions marketed in Malaysia against common bacterial eye pathogens and as well as eye parasite, Acanthamoeba castellanii, and (ii) to determine whether ...
Farhat Abjani, * +3 more
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Dimethyl itaconate protects against fungal keratitis by activating the Nrf2/HO‐1 signaling pathway
Immunology and Cell Biology, 2020 Dimethyl itaconate (DI) is a membrane‐permeable itaconate derivative with anti‐inflammatory functions. However, the anti‐inflammatory effect of DI has never been studied in fungal keratitis.
Lingwen Gu +10 more
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Genipin in an Ex Vivo Corneal Model of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis
Translational Vision Science & Technology, 2021 Purpose To determine whether genipin (a natural crosslinker) could reduce the colonization and proliferation of bacteria and fungi in an ex vivo model of corneal infection.
Elena Koudouna +5 more
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