Microsporidia keratoconjunctivitis identified as an emerging zoonotic threat from pet parrots: Clinical and metagenomic next-generation sequencing evidence [PDF]
VirulenceMicrosporidia are opportunistic, obligate intracellular fungi capable of causing keratoconjunctivitis. Because the clinical manifestations of microsporidia keratoconjunctivitis are indistinguishable from those of other etiologies, and the organism is ...
Zhengze Sun +7 more
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Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis Caused by Vittaforma corneae, Sea of Galilee, Israel, 2022–2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe describe a multiannual outbreak of keratoconjunctivitis caused by the microsporidium Vittaforma corneae in the Sea of Galilee, Israel. Patients had multifocal punctate corneal infiltrates and reduced visual acuity, confirmed by locally-developed ...
Asaf Friehmann +3 more
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Environmental and Climatic Drivers of Microsporidial Keratoconjunctivitis in Athletes: Molecular Evidence from Outbreaks in Japan [PDF]
MicroorganismsVittaforma corneae (V. corneae)-associated microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis (MKC) is increasingly recognized as an emerging infection affecting healthy individuals.
Mohamed Talaat Mohamed +7 more
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Sequelae of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis and its management
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: To characterize the sequelae of microsporidia keratoconjunctivitis (MKC) and outline its management. Methods: Retrospective analysis of microbiologically proven MKC returned with persistent disease between January 2015 and December 2019 was done.
Amrita Mohanty +6 more
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The effect of povidone-iodine 2% eye drops in the treatment of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 BACKGROUND: Keratoconjunctivitis is one of the most common pathologies worldwide, caused by several infectious and noninfectious factors. This study aimed to determine the effect of povidone-iodine 2% eye drops in treating adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis.
Mohammad Soleimani +6 more
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Molecular detection of Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia felis in human keratoconjunctivitis cases [PDF]
Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2020 Given the high incidence of keratoconjunctivitis in Iran (approximately 3.6–53.9%) and low effi-ciency of clinical diagnostic measures, application of laboratory tests for detection of different kerato-conjunctivitis/conjunctivitis causes and ...
S. Jazi +2 more
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A Rare Cause of Ophthalmia Neonatorum-Achromobacter denitrificans [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 A 72-hour-old neonate presented with lethargy and eye discharge. Keratitis and corneal ulceration was present on the left side. Work up revealed early onset sepsis with meningitis and keratoconjunctivitis. A rare organism, Achromobacter denitrificans was
Viraraghavan Vadakkencherry Ramaswamy +2 more
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Effect of diluted povidone iodine in adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis on the rate of subepithelial corneal infiltrates [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 AIM: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, the management modalities, as well as the incidence of subepithelial corneal infiltrates (SEI).
Rana Altan-Yaycioglu +4 more
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Clinical Spectrum of Corneal Epithelial Microsporidiosis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 This case series aims to highlight three different clinical variants of microbiologically proven epithelial microsporidiosis, and their customised management wherein the current series, patients with suspected epithelial microsporidiosis were subjected ...
Prabhakar Singh +2 more
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Moraxella ovis and mycoplasma conjunctivae isolation from an ovine infectious keratoconjunctivitis outbreak and fortified treatment approaches [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2018 The aim of this study was to determine the etiology of naturally occurring infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) outbreak observed in a Tuj sheep herd rearing semi-intensively and to try fortified treatment options in symptomatic sheeps.
Aliye GÜLMEZ SAĞLAM +9 more
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