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Title: | Bacterial and fungal causes of infectious keratitis among patients attending Research Institute of Ophthalmology |
Authors: | Abouzeid, Amal Ibrahim |
Participants: | Abd Ellatif Eissa, Somaia Aboelnour, Amal E. Awad, Alaa Mohamed Reda |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Series/Report no.: | Bulletin of the National Research Centre, Volume 44 (2020), Article number: 72 |
Abstract: | Out of 50 cases (= 50 eyes), fungal growth was predominant 23/50 representing 46% with Aspergillus flavus being the most prevalent 14/23(61%). Bacterial growth was 7/50 (14%), 4/7 was gram-positive cocci (Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumonie) and 3/7 was pseudomonas spp. While twenty out of 50 cases (40%) showed no growth. Ocular trauma was the major cause of infectious keratitis, more in rural population. Fungal growth; mainly Aspergillus spp. was the most prevalent pathogen encountered in all cases. Voriconazole proved to be the first choice in the treatment of mould keratitis with 100% susceptibility. While alarmingly, fluconazole should no longer be used for the empirical therapy as it showed resistance to all the fungal isolates. |
URI: | http://tailieuso.tlu.edu.vn/handle/DHTL/11361 |
Source: | https://bnrc.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42269-020-00330-y |
Appears in Collections: | Tài liệu mở |
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