ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2024
Fungal Keratitis, Epidemiology and Outcomes in a Tropical Australian Setting.
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- Prevalence, Treatment, and Outcomes of Corneal Disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia: A Systematic Review.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2026Pooled it
- Microbiological Spectrum, risk factors, and antifungal susceptibility of fungal keratitis in the Indore region of Central India.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
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- Fungal Keratitis in Northwestern Spain: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Outcomes.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Fungal keratitis treatment: Unveiling strategies and emerging trends - A systematic review.Oman journal of ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundFungal keratitis is an ophthalmic emergency that can cause visual impairment and blindness. We reviewed the epidemiology and clinical features of fungal keratitis in a tropical Australian setting.
objectivesTo document the clinical and microbiological characteristics of fungal keratitis in an Australian tropical setting.
methodsA retrospective cohort study of patients with fungal keratitis from October 2014 to December 2022 was conducted at Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory, Australia. We reviewed all patients with culture-proven fungal keratitis and their outcomes.
resultsThere were 31 patients identified. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) patients were of a significantly younger median age (28 years) compared to non-ATSI patients (42 years), and they also presented later to health care. Contact lens use and ocular trauma were the most common predisposing factors. Most patients presented with a corneal infiltrate and corneal epithelial defect, and the central visual axis was affected in 54% of patients.
conclusionsOur series is different and reveals a wider range of fungal species identified over the 7 years of the study, in particular, a range of
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