Clinical and corneal microbial profile of infectious keratitis in a high HIV prevalence setting in rural South Africa.
Schaftenaar E, Peters RP, Baarsma GS, Meenken C, Khosa NS, Getu S, McIntyre JA, Osterhaus AD, Verjans GM.
Schaftenaar E, et al.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Sep;35(9):1403-9. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2677-x. Epub 2016 May 28.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016.
PMID: 27236644
Free PMC article.
Among clinically defined viral keratitis cases, a negative viral swab was predominantly (93 %) observed in cases with subepithelial inflammation and was significantly associated with an increased duration of symptoms (p = 0.003). ...Viral aetiology was significantly associ …
Among clinically defined viral keratitis cases, a negative viral swab was predominantly (93 %) observed in cases with subepithelial i …