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ArticleBMC research notes2014

Ophthalmic infections in children presenting to Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Phara Khauv, Paul Turner, Channy Soeng, Sona Soeng, Catrin E Moore, Rachel Bousfield, Nicole Stoesser, Kate Emary, Duy Pham Thanh, Stephen Baker and 4 more

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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14 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Phara Khauv
Paul TurnerCambodia-Oxford Medical Research Unit, Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia. pault@tropmedres.ac.
Channy Soeng
Sona Soeng
Catrin E Moore
Rachel Bousfield
Nicole Stoesser
Kate Emary
Duy Pham Thanh
Stephen Baker
Vu Thi Ty Hang
H Rogier van Doorn
Nicholas P J Day
Christopher M Parry
Angkor Hospital for Children · KHMahidol University · THHospital for Tropical Diseases · VNNuffield Orthopaedic Centre · GBUniversity of Oxford · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 100087Wellcome Trust 100087/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOphthalmic infections cause significant morbidity in Cambodian children but aetiologic data are scarce. We investigated the causes of acute eye infections in 54 children presenting to the ophthalmology clinic at Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap between March and October 2012.

findingsThe median age at presentation was 3.6 years (range 6 days - 16.0 years). Forty two patients (77.8%) were classified as having an external eye infection, ten (18.5%) as ophthalmia neonatorum, and two (3.7%) as intra-ocular infection. Organisms were identified in all ophthalmia neonatorum patients and 85.7% of patients with an external eye infection. Pathogens were not detected in either of the intra-ocular infection patients. Most commonly isolated bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus (23 isolates), coagulase-negative staphylococci (13), coliforms (7), Haemophilus influenzae/parainfluenzae (6), Streptococcus pneumoniae (4), and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (2). Chlamydia trachomatis DNA was detected in 60% of swabs taken from ophthalmia neonatorum cases.

conclusionsThis small study demonstrates the wide range of pathogens associated with common eye infections in Cambodian children. The inclusion of molecular assays improved the spectrum of detectable pathogens, most notably in neonates.

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Hospitals, PediatricAcute DiseaseAdolescentCambodiaChildChild, PreschoolEye Infections, BacterialEye Infections, ViralFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRisk Factors

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PMID25369774
PMCPMC4228269
OpenAlexW2125195236

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