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Alternaria keratitis after corneal crosslinking

open access: yesAmerican 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
doaj   +1 more source

Etiology and Risk Factors for Infectious Keratitis in South Texas

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2020
Purpose: To determine the causative organisms and associated risk factors for infectious keratitis in South Texas. Methods: This retrospective study was performed at a tertiary teaching hospital system in South Texas. Medical records of all patients
Madeleine Puig   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corneal infection in Shandong peninsula of China: a 10-year retrospective study on 578 cases [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016
AIM: To determine the epidemiological characteristics, clinical signs, laboratory findings, and outcomes in patients with corneal infection in Shandong peninsula of China.
Xiao-Jing Pan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for infectious keratitis - a literature review

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Introduction and purpose  Infectious keratitis represents the leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Both risk factors and etiological patterns vary between economically developed and developing regions ...
Dominika Sereda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Herpes simplex keratitis: Challenges in diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Herpes simplex virus is responsible for numerous ocular diseases, the most common of which is herpetic stromal keratitis. This is a recurrent infection of the cornea that typically begins with a subclinical infection of the cornea that establishes a ...
Azher, Tayaba N   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Intracranial fusarium fungal abscess in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction Fusarium spp is an omnipresent fungal species that may lead to fatal infections in immunocompromised populations. Spontaneous intracranial infection by Fusarium spp in immunocompetent individuals is exceedingly rare.
Cadden, Joseph   +6 more
core   +1 more source

21 Epidemiology of Infectious Keratitis at University of Rochester Medical Center

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Microbial keratitis and antibiotic sensitivity patterns: A retrospective analysis at a tertiary center in Central India

open access: yesIndian 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
doaj   +1 more source

High-Risk Corneal Graft Rejection in the Setting of Previous Corneal Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-1 Infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

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