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ArticleClinical optometry2019

Epidemiology and molecular diagnosis of acute conjunctivitis in patients attending Hamadan, west Iran ophthalmology clinics 2016-2017.

Mohamad Mehdi Johari Moghadam, Milad Mohamad Yari, Farid Azizi Jalilian, Razieh Amini, Nooshin Bazzazi

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Article in Clinical optometry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamad Mehdi Johari MoghadamStudent Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-4214-0672
Milad Mohamad YariStudent Research Committee, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5157-8898
Farid Azizi JalilianDepartment of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3134-1441
Razieh AminiDepartment of Molecular Medicineand Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2889-933X
Nooshin BazzaziDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5009-2893
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IRMedical University of Ilam · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundViruses are considered the most common cause of infectious conjunctivitis. PCR has been approved as the best standard method to diagnose viral conjunctivitis. This study was conducted to investigate epidemiological patterns of conjunctivitis in Hamadan, west Iran. In addition, the frequency of the most important cause of infectious conjunctivitis diagnosed by PCR and its seasonal variations and association with certain socioeconomic and health factors were studied.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 125 patients with suspected viral conjunctivitis or keratoconjunctivitis in Hamadan, west Iran from July 2016 to June 2017 were examined for the presence of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), HSV2, varicella-zoster virus (VZV), adenovirus. and

resultsAdenoviruses were the most prevalent pathogens (94.4%). HSV1 was found in two (1.6%) patients. HSV2, VZV, and

conclusionThis study demonstrated that adenoviruses were a much more common viral cause of conjunctivitis in the studied region compared to findings in other regions. In addition, the acquisition rate of eye infection is expected to decrease dramatically in this region through control of adenoviruses. Demographic variables ie, age, sex, and income level, were not significantly associated with acquisition of viral infection.

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