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Infectious keratitis: A review
Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2022 AbstractGlobally, infectious keratitis is the fifth leading cause of blindness. The main predisposing factors include contact lens wear, ocular injury and ocular surface disease. Staphylococcus species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fusarium species, Candida species and Acanthamoeba species are the most common causal organisms.
Maria Cabrera‐Aguas +2 more
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21 Epidemiology of Infectious Keratitis at University of Rochester Medical Center
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2023 OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Infectious keratitis is a potentially sight-threatening disease. Its epidemiology has been considered on various national and regional levels, which demonstrates unique patterns in patient risk factors, causative organisms ...
Caroline Maretz, Rachel Wozniak
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High-Risk Corneal Graft Rejection in the Setting of Previous Corneal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-1 Infection [PDF]
, 2016 Acknowledgments The authors thank M. Robertson and R. Fordyce for technical support during the duration of the study. The work performed in Aberdeen was supported by grant from Action Medical Research UK (SP4328; London, England, UK), NHS Grampian ...
Amescua, Guillermo +7 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose: To report on the microbiological profile and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of infectious keratitis at a tertiary center in central India. Methods: The suspected case of severe keratitis underwent microbiological culture and identification ...
Gautam Singh Parmar +3 more
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Neurotrophic keratitis in a patient with disseminated lymphangiomatosis. [PDF]
, 2009 INTRODUCTION: Neurotrophic keratitis, a degenerative corneal disease caused by trigeminal nerve impairment, has many etiologies and remains very difficult to treat.
Charukamnoetkanok, Puwat +2 more
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Cytotoxic clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa identified during the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial show elevated resistance to fluoroquinolones. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundTo determine the relationship between type three secretion genotype and fluoroquinolone resistance for P. aeruginosa strains isolated from microbial keratitis during the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial (SCUT) and for two laboratory strains ...
Acharya, Nisha R +9 more
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A multi-center, cross-sectional study on the burden of infectious keratitis in China.
PLoS ONE, 2014 ObjectiveTo understand the prevalence and demographic characteristics of infectious keratitis and infectious corneal blindness.MethodsA multi-center, population-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 1 to August 31, 2010.
Xiusheng Song +11 more
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New Treatments for Bacterial Keratitis
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Purpose. To review the newer treatments for bacterial keratitis. Data Sources. PubMed literature search up to April 2012. Study Selection. Key words used for literature search: “infectious keratitis”, “microbial keratitis”, “infective keratitis”, “new ...
Raymond L. M. Wong +3 more
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Infectious diseases and autoimmunity [PDF]
, 2011 Introduction: Autoimmunity occurs when the immune system recognizes and attacks host tissue. In addition to genetic factors, environmental triggers (in particular viruses, bacteria and other infectious pathogens) are thought to play a major role in the ...
Deidda, Silvia +3 more
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Systematic Reviews, 2023 Aim To determine the effectiveness and safety of photoactivated chromophore-corneal cross-linking (PACK-CXL) adjuvant in infectious keratitis by April 5, 2022.
Shuyi Liu, Shifeng Fang, Lijun Zhang
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