[HTML][HTML] Mycotic keratitis—a global threat from the filamentous fungi

JJ Hoffman, MJ Burton, A Leck - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycotic or fungal keratitis (FK) is a sight-threatening disease, caused by infection of the
cornea by filamentous fungi or yeasts. In tropical, low and middle-income countries, it …

Recent perspectives in the management of fungal keratitis

N Raj, M Vanathi, NH Ahmed, N Gupta, N Lomi… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycotic keratitis is common in warm, humid regions with a varying profile of pathogenic fungi
according to geographical origin, socioeconomic status, and climatic condition. Clinical …

Oxidized chondroitin sulfate eye drops ameliorate the prognosis of fungal keratitis with anti-inflammatory and antifungal effects

X Tian, X Peng, X Long, J Lin, Y Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Fungal keratitis (FK) is a refractory ophthalmic disease that can result in vision impairment
and even blindness due to the severe fungal invasiveness and excessive inflammatory …

Fungal keratitis in Iran: Risk factors, clinical features, and mycological profile

M Soleimani, A Izadi, S Khodavaisy… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study was intended to investigate the clinical features and predisposing
factors of fungal keratitis (FK), as well as molecular identification and antifungal susceptibility …

Eye infections caused by filamentous fungi: spectrum and antifungal susceptibility of the prevailing agents in Germany

G Walther, A Zimmermann, J Theuersbacher… - Journal of fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungal eye infections can lead to loss of vision and blindness. The disease is most prevalent
in the tropics, although case numbers in moderate climates are increasing as well. This …

An omics approach to diagnosing or investigating fungal keratitis

MT Kuo, JL Chen, SL Hsu, A Chen, HL You - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fungal keratitis (FK) is one of the most severe corneal infectious diseases. FK often leads to
poor visual prognosis and thus requires accurate diagnosis. Conventional approaches …

A 5-year review of coinfections in Acanthamoeba keratitis from South India

R Rammohan, S Baidwal, N Venkatapathy… - Eye & Contact …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To ascertain the frequency of coinfections in Acanthamoeba keratitis, the nature of
copathogens involved, and to analyze the implications in the context of current research on …

[HTML][HTML] A 5-year retrospective analysis of the risk factors, treatment, and prognosis of patients with fungal keratitis in Heilongjiang, China

X Jin, J Feng, N Sun, H Jin, J Wang, Z Song… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To report the epidemiological features, laboratory findings, and
treatment outcomes of patients with fungal keratitis (FK) during a busy farming period (May …

Characteristics of in vitro culture and in vivo confocal microscopy in patients with fungal keratitis in a tertiary referral hospital in central china

JS Wang, YL Du, N Deng, X Peng, H Wong, HT Xie… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Purpose: To investigate the characteristics of in vitro culture and in vivo confocal microscopy
(IVCM) in patients with fungal keratitis (FK) presented in a tertiary referral hospital in central …

[HTML][HTML] Trends of ocular fungal infections in North China (2001–2020)

J Liu, Z Wei, K Cao, Z Zhang, X Xu, Q Liang - Journal of Infection and Public …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To analyze the epidemiologic features, culture positivity, the fungal spectrum of
different sites of ocular infection in North China over 20 years from 2001 to 2020. Methods …