ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology
Delhi Infectious Keratitis Study: Update on Clinico-Microbiological Profile and Outcomes of Infectious Keratitis.
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- Spectrum of bacterial keratitis in North India: A retrospective analysis of six years at a tertiary care eye center.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Emerging antimicrobial resistance and need for antimicrobial stewardship for ocular infections in India: A narrative review.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Review
- Fungal Endophthalmitis: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Infectious Keratitis: An Update on Role of Epigenetics.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
- Comment on the Article: Outcomes of Therapeutic Keratoplasty in Cases of Refractory Infectious Keratitis.Journal of current ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo study the clinico-microbiological profile and outcomes of infectious keratitis (IK) at a tertiary eye care center in North India.
methodsThis is a retrospective, hospital-based, cross-sectional study. One thousand seven hundred and eighty-six corneal microbiological reports were identified from January 2017 to December 2018, out of which 625 patients of IK fulfilled the inclusion criteria. They underwent microbiological examination which included corneal scrapings, culture, and antibiotic sensitivity. Demographic features, signs and symptoms, risk factors such as associated trauma, previous ocular surgery, and use of corticosteroids were also recorded.
resultsOf the 625 patients, 68.2% were male and 31.8% were female. The age group affected most was the sixth decade; 21.9% (137 cases). Trauma was the most common associated risk factor in 151 cases (24.2%) followed by previous ocular surgery in 111 (17.8%). Out of the 625 corneal scrapings, 393 (62.9%) were culture-positive. Bacterial culture accounted for 60.6% (238/393) and fungal cultures were 143 (36.4%). More than 50% of the bacterial keratitis cases and more than 60% of the fungal cases had a favorable outcome.
conclusionsIn the current study, cultures were positive in 63% of cases, and the majority of cases had bacterial growth. Surgical intervention was needed in one-third of the cases. Management of corneal infections is incomplete without a good microbiological workup. Ophthalmologists should be encouraged to learn and practice basic staining procedures, and this should start early in the training years.
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