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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2021

Pratima Vishwakarma, Amrita Mohanty, Amanjot Kaur, Sujata Das, Smruti Rekha Priyadarshini, Sanchita Mitra, Ruchi Mittal, Srikant K Sahu

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pratima VishwakarmaCornea & Anterior Segment Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar, India.
Amrita MohantyCornea & Anterior Segment Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar, India.
Amanjot KaurCornea & Anterior Segment Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar, India.
Sujata DasCornea & Anterior Segment Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar, India.
Smruti Rekha PriyadarshiniCornea & Anterior Segment Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar, India.
Sanchita MitraOcular Microbiology Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar, India.
Ruchi MittalKanupriya Dalmia Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar; Department of Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Srikant K SahuCornea & Anterior Segment Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus, Bhubaneswar, India.
L V Prasad Eye Institute · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this work was to study demography, clinical profile, laboratory diagnosis, and management of Pythium keratitis at a tertiary eye care center in Eastern India. Methods: Eighteen patients with culture-positive Pythium keratitis managed at our center between January 2016 and December 2018 were included in this retrospective study. Clinical features, laboratory investigations, treatment, and outcomes were analysed. Results: Pythium keratitis commonly affects middle-aged males with low socioeconomic profile and history of trauma. Samples stained with Gomori methenamine silver showed 93.8% positivity and Iodine-potassium iodide-sulfuric acid showed 100% positivity. Periodic acid-Schiff's showed negative staining in 62.5% and weak in 37.5%. Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method showed zone of inhibition as 30.25 ± 4.61 mm for Linezolid and 23.56 ± 6.86 mm for Azithromycin. Medical management included topical/oral linezolid and azithromycin. Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK) was done in 15 eyes (83.3%), repeat TPK in 4 eyes, and evisceration in 3 eyes (16.7%). One patient required only medical treatment. Globe salvation was obtained in 15 (83.3%) eyes, and good visual outcome in 7 eyes (38. 9%). There was graft failure in six eyes (40%) and two (11.1%) eyes went into phthisis. Patients were divided into early and late presenters. Late presenters had more complications and worse final visual outcome. Conclusion: Pythium keratitis can be differentiated from fungal keratitis by its characteristic appearance on slit-lamp examination, smear, culture, and histopathology. Early presentation, detection, and treatment with antibacterial drugs like linezolid and azithromycin results in a better prognosis. Early full-thickness corneal transplant should be considered for Pythium keratitis not responding to treatment.

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KeratitisPythiosisPythiumAnimalsClinical Laboratory TechniquesHumansIndiaKeratoplasty, PenetratingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesFunguskeratitisPythium

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PMID34011738
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