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Steroids in the Management of Infectious Keratitis.
Keenan JD. Keenan JD. Cornea. 2023 Nov 1;42(11):1333-1339. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003340. Epub 2023 Jul 4. Cornea. 2023. PMID: 38112645 Review.
No randomized trials have assessed the safety and effectiveness of steroids for fungal or acanthamoeba keratitis. Animal studies suggest corticosteroids may be harmful in fungal keratitis, and observational human studies have found that steroids are harmful f …
No randomized trials have assessed the safety and effectiveness of steroids for fungal or acanthamoeba keratitis. Animal studi …
Diagnosis and treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A scoping review demonstrating unfavorable outcomes.
Büchele MLC, Nunes BF, Filippin-Monteiro FB, Caumo KS. Büchele MLC, et al. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2023 Aug;46(4):101844. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2023.101844. Epub 2023 Apr 26. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2023. PMID: 37117130 Review.
Acanthamoeba spp. are pathogens that cause Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a serious cornea inflammation that can lead to gradual loss of vision, permanent blindness, and keratoplasty. ...The drugs prescribed were stratified into antiamoebic, antibiotic, antifungal, an …
Acanthamoeba spp. are pathogens that cause Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a serious cornea inflammation that can lead to gradual …
Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Perspectives for Patients.
Bonini S, Di Zazzo A, Varacalli G, Coassin M. Bonini S, et al. Curr Eye Res. 2021 Jun;46(6):771-776. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1846753. Epub 2020 Nov 29. Curr Eye Res. 2021. PMID: 33151784
Purpose: To unveil the long-term prognosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis based on clinical presentation and timing of diagnosis to better inform patients since the first visit regarding their length of treatment, quality of life, and visual function.Methods: Retrospecti …
Purpose: To unveil the long-term prognosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis based on clinical presentation and timing of diagnosis to …
Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Vilares-Morgado R, Ferreira AM, Marques-Couto P, Madeira C, Moreira R, Torrão L, Neves-Cardoso P, Cunha AM, Rebelo S, Pinheiro-Costa J. Vilares-Morgado R, et al. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2024 Apr;47(2):102119. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2023.102119. Epub 2024 Jan 13. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2024. PMID: 38220498
PURPOSE: To report clinical findings and prognostic factors for visual and morphological outcomes in patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). METHODS: Single-center, retrospective, longitudinal study of 51 cases of AK diagnosed by real-time polymerase chain reacti …
PURPOSE: To report clinical findings and prognostic factors for visual and morphological outcomes in patients with Acanthamoeba ke …
Medical interventions for acanthamoeba keratitis.
Alkharashi M, Lindsley K, Law HA, Sikder S. Alkharashi M, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Feb 24;2015(2):CD010792. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010792.pub2. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015. PMID: 25710134 Free PMC article. Review.
BACKGROUND: Acanthamoeba are microscopic, free-living, single-celled organisms which can infect the eye and lead to Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). AK can result in loss of vision in the infected eye or loss of eye itself; however, there are no formal guidelines or sta …
BACKGROUND: Acanthamoeba are microscopic, free-living, single-celled organisms which can infect the eye and lead to Acanthamoeba k …
Clinical presentations, genotypic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of Acanthamoeba species causing keratitis.
Roshni Prithiviraj S, Rajapandian SGK, Gnanam H, Gunasekaran R, Mariappan P, Sankalp Singh S, Prajna L. Roshni Prithiviraj S, et al. J Med Microbiol. 2020 Jan;69(1):87-95. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001121. J Med Microbiol. 2020. PMID: 31846414
Introduction. Acanthamoeba keratitis is a sight-threatening corneal infection that is commonly reported among contact lens users and those suffering from corneal trauma. ...This study was conducted to identify and genotype Acanthamoeba isolates from keratitis patien …
Introduction. Acanthamoeba keratitis is a sight-threatening corneal infection that is commonly reported among contact lens use …
Clinical course of Acanthamoeba keratitis by genotypes T4 and T8 in Hungary.
Orosz E, Kriskó D, Shi L, Sándor GL, Kiss HJ, Seitz B, Nagy ZZ, Szentmáry N. Orosz E, et al. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2019 Sep 1;66(3):289-300. doi: 10.1556/030.66.2019.008. Epub 2019 Mar 5. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2019. PMID: 30835133
Within this genus, numerous species are recognized as human pathogens, potentially causing Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). AK is a corneal disease, associated predominantly with contact lens (CL) wear; its epidemiology is related to the specific Acanthamoeba genotypes. …
Within this genus, numerous species are recognized as human pathogens, potentially causing Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). AK is …
Clinical features and serial changes of Acanthamoeba keratitis: an in vivo confocal microscopy study.
Li S, Bian J, Wang Y, Wang S, Wang X, Shi W. Li S, et al. Eye (Lond). 2020 Feb;34(2):327-334. doi: 10.1038/s41433-019-0482-3. Epub 2019 Jul 10. Eye (Lond). 2020. PMID: 31292523 Free PMC article.
PURPOSE: To observe the clinical features and serial changes of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) during medical treatment by using confocal microscopy. METHODS: Thirty-seven patients (37 eyes) diagnosed with AK were included in this study. Confocal microscopy was …
PURPOSE: To observe the clinical features and serial changes of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) during medical treatment by …
Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. using carboxylesterase antibody and its usage for diagnosing Acanthamoeba-keratitis.
Kim MJ, Chu KB, Lee HA, Quan FS, Kong HH, Moon EK. Kim MJ, et al. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 5;17(1):e0262223. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262223. eCollection 2022. PLoS One. 2022. PMID: 34986189 Free PMC article.
Contact lens usage has contributed to increased incidence rates of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a serious corneal infection that can lead to blindness. ...Western blot analysis revealed that the CE antibody specifically interacts with the cell lysates and conditione …
Contact lens usage has contributed to increased incidence rates of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a serious corneal infection th …
Clinical and molecular diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis in contact lens wearers in southern Brazil reveals the presence of an endosymbiont.
Dos Santos DL, Virginio VG, Berté FK, Lorenzatto KR, Marinho DR, Kwitko S, Locatelli CI, Freitas EC, Rott MB. Dos Santos DL, et al. Parasitol Res. 2022 May;121(5):1447-1454. doi: 10.1007/s00436-022-07474-y. Epub 2022 Feb 23. Parasitol Res. 2022. PMID: 35194678
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is an infection that is mostly observed in contact lens wearers. ...
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is an infection that is mostly observed in contact lens wearers. ...
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