Staphylococcus aureus Keratitis: Incidence, Pathophysiology, Risk Factors and Novel Strategies for Treatment

JW Lee, T Somerville, SB Kaye, V Romano - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial keratitis is a devastating condition that can rapidly progress to serious
complications if not treated promptly. Certain causative microorganisms such as …

Photodynamic therapy for treatment of bacterial keratitis

ACM de Paiva, M da Costa Ferreira… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial keratitis is the main cause of corneal opacification and the fourth leading cause of
blindness worldwide, with bacteria the major infectious agent. Recently, bacterial keratitis …

Nanoparticle-laden contact lens for controlled release of vancomycin with enhanced antibiotic efficacy

WY Tong, WN Tan, MAK Azizi, CR Leong, IH El Azab… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Vancomycin is the last resort antibiotic for the treatment of severe bacterial keratitis. Its
clinical application is limited due to its hydrophilicity and high molecular weight. To …

Bacterial etiology and antimicrobial resistance trends in ocular infections: A 30-year study, Turin area, Italy

G Grandi, G Bianco, M Boattini… - European Journal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Bacterial ocular infections can result in loss of all or part of the ocular structures,
contributing to a high disability charge. Local surveillance of etiology and susceptibility …

Pathogens and antibiotic susceptibilities of global bacterial keratitis: a meta-analysis

Z Zhang, K Cao, J Liu, Z Wei, X Xu, Q Liang - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial keratitis (BK) is the most common type of infectious keratitis. The spectrum of
pathogenic bacteria and their susceptibility to antibiotics varied with the different regions. A …

Calculating the economic burden of presumed microbial keratitis admissions at a tertiary referral centre in the UK

G Moussa, J Hodson, N Gooch, J Virdee, C Penaloza… - Eye, 2021 - nature.com
Purpose Microbial keratitis (MK) is the most common non-surgical ophthalmic emergency
admission in the UK. However, few prospective health-economic studies of MK have been …

Microbial keratitis in north-western Spain: a review of risk factors, microbiological profile and resistance patterns

D Lamas-Francis, D Navarro, R Mansilla… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To review the risk factors, clinical characteristics, and microbiological profiles of
microbial keratitis cases, as well as the antibiotic resistance patterns of bacterial isolates in …

Corneal collagen cross‐linking for bacterial infectious keratitis

SA Davis, R Bovelle, G Han… - Cochrane Database of …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Infectious keratitis is an infection of the cornea that can be caused by bacteria,
viruses, fungi, protozoa, or parasites. It may be associated with ocular surgery, trauma …

Bacterial Keratitis: Clinical Features, Causative Organisms, and Outcome During a 13-year Study Period

A Almulhim, MI Alkhalifah, H Kalantan, WK Alsarhani - Cornea, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: This study aimed to review clinical features, causative organisms, complications,
and outcome of bacterial keratitis cases at a tertiary eye hospital. Methods: A retrospective …

Antimicrobial resistance of ocular microbes and the role of antimicrobial peptides

SS Tummanapalli, MDP Willcox - Clinical and Experimental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Isolation of antimicrobial‐resistant microbes from ocular infections may be becoming more
frequent. Infections caused by these microbes can be difficult to treat and lead to poor …