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Corneal Cross-Linking Window Absorption (CXL-WA) as an Adjuvant Therapy in the Management of Aspergillus niger Keratitis

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2018
Purpose. To evaluate the effectiveness of corneal cross-linking window absorption (CXL-WA) as an adjuvant therapy for Aspergillus keratitis. Methods. A 90-year-old male came to our clinic complaining of hyperemic conjunctivitis and progressive visual ...
Pietro Rosetta, Emanuela F. Legrottaglie, Luca Pagano, Paolo Vinciguerra   +3 more
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Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches in Fungal Keratitis: A Narrative Review

Microorganisms
Fungal keratitis represents a potentially sight-threatening infection associated with poor prognosis, as well as financial burden. Novel diagnostic methods include polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR)-based approaches, metagenomic deep sequences, in vivo ...
Laura Andreea Ghenciu, Alexandra Corina Faur, Sorin Lucian Bolintineanu, Madalina Casiana Salavat, Anca Laura Maghiari   +4 more
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Purification and Characterization of a Mitogenic Lectin from Cephalosporium, a Pathogenic Fungus Causing Mycotic Keratitis

Biochemistry Research International, 2010
Ophthalmic mycoses caused by infectious fungi are being recognized as a serious concern since they lead to total blindness. Cephalosporium is one amongst several opportunistic fungal species implicated in ophthalmic infections leading to mycotic ...
Nagaraja N. Nagre, Vishwanath B. Chachadi, Sachin M. Eligar, C. Shubhada, Radha Pujari, Padma Shastry, Bale M. Swamy, Shashikala R. Inamdar   +7 more
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Intrastromal voriconazole: An adjuvant approach for recalcitrant mycotic keratitis. [PDF]

Indian J Ophthalmol, 2020
Konar P, Joshi S, Mandhare SJ, Thakur R, Deshpande M, Dayal A.   +5 more
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Evaluation of topical 1% posaconazole therapy in refractory fungal keratitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose: The primary objective was to evaluate the clinical response of refractory cases of fungal keratitis to topical 1% posaconazole therapy. Methods: Prospective longitudinal non-randomized open label dual-cohort study of 70 eyes of refractory fungal
Murugesan Vanathi, Devendra K Yadav, Thirumurthy Velpandian, Nishat Hussain Ahmed, Manu Muraleekrishna, Abhijeet Beniwal, Neiwete Lomi, Noopur Gupta, Radhika Tandon, Maroof A Khan   +9 more
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Mycotic keratitis in Madras.

Indian journal of pathology & microbiology, 1989
Corneal scrapings from 698 clinically suspected cases of mycotic keratitis were investigated for evidence of fungal infection. Of these, 322 were found to be positive by direct examination and/or culture. The infection was predominantly seen in the age group 21-50. Men were more frequently affected than women.
P L, Venugopal, T L, Venugopal, A, Gomathi, E S, Ramakrishna, S, Ilavarasi   +4 more
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Efficacy of the Combined Intrastromal Injection of Voriconazole and Amphotericin B in Recalcitrant Fungal Keratitis

Microorganisms
This study aims to report the efficacy of a combined intrastromal injection in optimizing the outcome of severe mycotic keratitis. Herein, we report a case series of 20 consecutive patients with positive fungal cultures not responding to topical ...
Antonio Moramarco, Arianna Grendele, Danilo Iannetta, Simone Ottoboni, Giulia Gregori, Natalie di Geronimo, Margherita Ortalli, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Luigi Fontana   +8 more
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Nocardia Asteroides Keratitis: Report of seven patients and literature review

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000
Purpose: To describe clinical features and treatment outcomes in patients with advanced Nocardia asteroides keratitis. Methods: Retrospective review of case records of 7 patients with culture-proven Nocardia keratitis. Results: Corneal infection occurred
Rao Srinivas, Madhavan Hajib, Sitalakshmi G, Padmanabhan Prema   +3 more
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Keratomycosis in and around Chandigarh: A five-year study from a north Indian tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2008
To find out the prevalence and epidemiological features of keratomycosis in Chandigarh, the present study was carried out jointly by the Departments of Microbiology and Ophthalmology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, over a period of 5 ...
Chander Jagdish, Singla Nidhi, Agnihotri Nalini, Arya Sudesh, Deep Antariksh   +4 more
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Efficacy of topical and systemic itraconazole as a broad-spectrum antifungal agent in mycotic corneal ulcer. A preliminary study

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of topical (1%) and systemic itraconazole against common fungi such as Aspergillus and other filamentous fungi that cause mycotic corneal ulcer.
Agarwal Pankaj, Roy Pranatosh, Das Amitava, Banerjee Anita, Maity Prasanta, Banerjee Asit   +5 more
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