ArticleHealth science reports2026
Prevalence, Etiology, and Antifungal Resistance Profiles of Ocular Fungal Infections in Ghanaian Ophthalmic Patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.
Article in Health science reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background and Aims: Ocular fungal infections are an important but often underrecognized cause of ocular morbidity, particularly in resource-limited settings. Delayed diagnosis and inappropriate treatment can lead to poor visual outcomes and increased disease burden. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, etiology, and antifungal susceptibility patterns of ocular fungal infections among patients attending three ophthalmic facilities in Ghana. Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among 248 ophthalmic patients presenting with clinically suspected ocular infections of fungal origin. Biographical and ophthalmic data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Ocular specimens were obtained and subjected to standard microbiological culture and laboratory identification of fungal pathogens. Antifungal susceptibility testing was performed against commonly used antifungal agents. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate associations between participants' demographic and clinical characteristics and fungal culture positivity, with statistical significance defined as Results: Fungal pathogens were isolated from 9.36% of ocular specimens. Conclusion: The findings indicate a measurable burden of ocular fungal infections in this Ghanaian ophthalmic population, with
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.