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ArticleEye (London, England)2012

Paediatric bacterial keratitis cases in Shanghai: microbiological profile, antibiotic susceptibility and visual outcomes.

J Hong, J Chen, X Sun, S X Deng, L Chen, L Gong, W Cao, X Yu, J Xu

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Article in Eye (London, England), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J HongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital, School of Shanghai Medicine, Fudan University, 83 Fenyang Road, Shanghai, China.
J Chen
X Sun
S X Deng
L Chen
L Gong
W Cao
X Yu
J Xu
Fudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to review the microbiological profile, in vitro antibiotic susceptibility and visual outcomes of paediatric microbial keratitis in Shanghai, China over the past 6 years.

methodsMedical records of patients aged ≤16 years were reviewed, who were diagnosed as having bacterial keratitis between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2010. Bacterial culture results and in vitro antibiotic susceptibility were analysed. A logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationship between visual impairment and possible risk factors.

resultsEighty consecutive cases of paediatric bacterial keratitis cases were included, among which 59 were identified as having positive culture. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most commonly isolated organism (n=23; 39.0%), followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae (n=11; 18.6%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n=6; 10.2%). Antibiotic sensitivities revealed that tested bacteria had low resistance rates to fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides (8.3-18.4% and 12.5-24.4%, respectively). Multivariate logistic regression analysis proved that visual impairment was significantly associated with Gram-negative bacterial infection (odds ratio (OR)=7.626; P=0.043) and an increasing number of resistant antibiotics (OR=0.385; P=0.040).

conclusionsS. epidermidis was the most common isolated organism in Shanghai paediatric keratitis. The fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides remained good choices for treating these patients. Gram-negative bacterial infection and an increasing number of resistant antibiotics were associated with worse visual prognoses in paediatric keratitis.

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Drug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialAdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolChinaEye Infections, BacterialFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantKeratitisMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPneumococcal InfectionsPseudomonas aeruginosaAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID23079751
PMCPMC3522844
OpenAlexW2065716014

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