Distribution of infectious keratitis in a tertiary hospital in Brazil [PDF]
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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Epidemiologia e previsibilidade no diagnóstico clínico de ceratite microbiana no sudeste do Brasil [PDF]
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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In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of coagulase negative staphylococcal ocular isolates [PDF]
PURPOSE: To assess the in vitro susceptibility of conjunctival and corneal coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) to methicillin, fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides.
d'Azevedo, Pedro Alves +5 more
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Study of conjunctival scrape smears in patients treated for retinoblastoma: Phase II - cytology [PDF]
Purpose: Human conjunctival cytology has been extensively studied. Lack of data about the characteristics of conjunctival smears in patients treated for retinoblastoma who underwent enucleation and radiotherapy motivated this study. Methods: A previously
Erwenne, Clélia Maria +4 more
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Infectious keratitis in children: an epidemiological and microbiological study in a universitary hospital in Asunción - Paraguay [PDF]
PURPOSE: To describe the microbiologic aspects of infectious keratitis in children (0-18 years old) examined at the Department of Ophthalmology of the National University of Asunción - Paraguay, during a 14-year period (1988-2002).
González, Richard +3 more
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Culture proven bacterial endophthalmitis: a 6-year review [PDF]
PURPOSE: To assess the distribution of microorganisms isolated from patients with bacterial endophthalmitis and their antimicrobial susceptibility.
Bispo, Paulo José Martins +5 more
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Atividade biocida da lomefloxacina em relação aos microorganismos isolados de conjuntiva humana [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate and compare the in vitro susceptibility of human conjunctival bacterial isolates to various antimicrobial agents, including lomefloxacin, other fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and ofloxacin), aminoglycosides (gentamicin,
Branco, Bruno Castelo +4 more
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Alterações na sensibilidade dos patógenos oculares à gentamicina e à tobramicina [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate and compare the in vitro susceptibility of ocular bacterial isolates to aminoglycoside antibiotics (gentamicin and tobramycin) and to analyze the alteration in susceptibility after 14 years of introduction of tobramycin in Brazilian ...
Branco, Bruno Castelo +4 more
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Sjögren's syndrome: diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
Sjögren's syndrome is a systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease with worldwide distribution, responsible for considerable impact on the patient's quality of life.
Dantas, Paulo Elias Correa +1 more
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Laboratorial findings of Streptococcus keratitis and conjunctivitis [PDF]
PURPOSE: To evaluate laboratorial findings of Streptococcus keratitis and conjunctivitis, analyzing the different species and the results of bacterial susceptibility to an antibiotics. METHODS: Retrospective study of the records from the External Disease
Freitas, Denise de +4 more
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