microbial keratitis


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microbial keratitis

Keratitis due to bacterial infection, often in patients who wear contaminated contact lenses.
See also: keratitis
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Evaluation of risk factors and treatment outcome of microbial keratitis in a tertiary eye center.
FREQUENCY OF RISK FACTORS OF INFECTIOUS KERATITIS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN HYDERABAD, PAKISTAN
a) To carry out an analysis of the data with respect to samples sent for Microbiological investigations including KOH preparation, staining, culture and sensitivity from Microbial keratitis cases.
MICROBIAL KERATITIS- MICROBIAL PATTERN IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF A METROPOLITAN CITY
[Risk factors for contact lens-related microbial keratitis: A multicenter case-control study].
Prevalence, habits and outcomes of using contact lenses among medical students
Out of 234 patients having microbial keratitis, there were 147 (63%) patients with bacterial keratitis and 87 (37%) with fungal keratitis as shown in figure 1.
Determination and Prevalence of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis among Patients in Baghdad City
Risk factors for moderate and severe microbial keratitis in daily wear contact lens users.
Corneal Infections Associated with Sleeping in Contact Lenses--Six Cases, United States, 2016-2018
The antibacterial activity of contact lens solutions against microbial keratitis. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2017;7(11): 1264-1267.
The antibacterial activity of contact lens solutions against microbial keratitis
Etiological diagnosis of microbial keratitis in a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat.
Visual outcome in patients of keratomycosis, at a tertiary care centre in Larkana, Pakistan
Aetiology of microbial keratitis in northern Tanzania.
Ulceras corneales en el HOSPITAL San Vicente de Arauca 2011 - 2012, estudio descriptivo
Each year, bacterial infections cause around 6,000 cases of a severe eye condition known as microbial keratitis which can lead to sight-loss and vision impairment.
Drops could save sight of contact lens wearers
CL wear has been repeatedly described as the most important predisposing factor to microbial keratitis worldwide.
Severe, sight threatening microbial keratitis: coinfection of acanthamoeba and pseudomonas in contact lens associated keratitis
are principal organism of CLs associated microbial keratitis (Cheng et al.
Characterization of Contact Lens Associated Bacteria and Their Responses to Botanical Essential Oils
Lead researcher Craig Winstanley, said that microbial keratitis can be devastating for a patient and it is important that the risk of developing this condition is reduced in contact lens wearers by improving contact lens disinfectant solutions.
'Severely infectious' bacterial strain can survive in contact lens solution

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