scholarly journals Profile of Microbial Keratitis

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Lim Wen Siang ◽  
Ong Wu Zhuan ◽  
Ngio Yi Chen ◽  
Ng Sok Lin
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Keratitis

Diagnosis of Microbial Keratitis Causatives by Polymerase Chain Reaction

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
Rasha S. Ameen ◽  
◽  
Faiz I. Al-Shakarchi ◽  
Abdulwahid B. A. Al-Shaibani ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Microbial Keratitis ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals A ten-year report of microbial keratitis in pediatric population under five years in a tertiary eye center

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Soleimani ◽  
Seyed Ali Tabatabaei ◽  
S. Saeed Mohammadi ◽  
Niloufar Valipour ◽  
Arash Mirzaei
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eye Drops ◽  
Microbial Keratitis ◽  
Cyanoacrylate Glue ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic ◽  
Corneal Scraping

Abstract Purpose To report characteristics of microbial keratitis in pediatric patients under five years. Methods Patients with infectious keratitis under the age of 5 years were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study for ten years. All patients were admitted and corneal scraping was performed in 81 children. Fortified empiric antibiotic eye drops including cefazolin (50 mg/cc) and amikacin (20 mg/cc) were started and the antibiotic regimen was continued or changed according to culture results. In the case of fungal keratitis, topical voriconazole (10 mg/cc) or natamycin (50 mg/cc) and topical chloramphenicol (5 mg/cc) were started. A tectonic procedure was done when corneal thinning or perforation was present. Results Ninety-Three Patients between 1 to 60 months with a mean age of 33 ± 18 months old with corneal ulcer were included in the study. The most common risk factor was trauma (40.9%) followed by contact lens use (8.6%). Cultures were negative for microbial growth in 28 (30.1%) patients. The most common pathogens were S. epidermidis (10.8%) and P. aeruginosa (10.8%). Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (ciprofloxacin; 93.8% sensitivity) were the most potent antibiotic against bacterial pathogens. Forty-one patients underwent tectonic procedures, which the most common ones were cyanoacrylate glue 18.3% followed by keratoplasty 16.1%. Conclusion This study emphasizes the role of trauma as the primary cause and S. epidermidis as the most frequent microorganism in pediatric keratitis; according to antibiogram results and poor cooperation of patients under five years, monotherapy with fluoroquinolones could be a good regimen in small non-central lesions without thinning.

Relationship Between Climate, Disease Severity, and Causative Organism for Contact Lens–Associated Microbial Keratitis in Australia

2007 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. 690-698.e1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Stapleton ◽  
Lisa J. Keay ◽  
Paul G. Sanfilippo ◽  
Suchi Katiyar ◽  
Katie P. Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Severity ◽  
Contact Lens ◽  
Causative Organism ◽  
Microbial Keratitis

Microbial Keratitis in Prospective Studies of Extended Wear With Disposable Hydrogel Contact Lenses

Cornea ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brien A Holden ◽  
Padmaja R Sankaridurg ◽  
Deborah F Sweeney ◽  
Serina Stretton ◽  
Thomas J Naduvilath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Studies ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
Microbial Keratitis

scholarly journals Role of quorum sensing by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in microbial keratitis and cystic fibrosis

Microbiology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 154 (8) ◽  
pp. 2184-2194 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. P. Willcox ◽  
H. Zhu ◽  
T. C. R. Conibear ◽  
E. B. H. Hume ◽  
M. Givskov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Quorum Sensing ◽  
Microbial Keratitis

Contact-lens-associated microbial keratitis in the Netherlands and Scotland

The Lancet ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 355 (9198) ◽  
pp. 144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kam H Cheng ◽  
Alze Kijlstra
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Contact Lens ◽  
Microbial Keratitis

scholarly journals Geographic variations in microbial keratitis: an analysis of the peer-reviewed literature

2011 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 762-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Shah ◽  
A. Sachdev ◽  
D. Coggon ◽  
P. Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Keratitis ◽  
Geographic Variations
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