Initial Therapy of Suspected Microbial Corneal Ulcers. II. Specific Antibiotic Therapy Based on Corneal Smears

Overview

Journal Surv Ophthalmol

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 1979 Sep 1

PMID 92812

Citations 22

Authors

D B Jones

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

The encounter of the microorganism with the cornea is a complex event which generates tissue destruction through multiple host and organism-derived mediators. Suspicion of microbial invasion, proper utilization of the microbiology laboratory, and initiation of effective antimicrobial agents are the crucial measures in controlling the replicating organism and preserving visual function.

Citing Articles

Infectious Keratitis: An Update on Role of Epigenetics.

Verma S, Singh A, Varshney A, Chandru R, Acharya M, Rajput J Front Immunol. 2021; 12:765890.

PMID: 34917084 PMC: 8669721. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.765890.

Urgent unmet needs in the care of bacterial keratitis: An evidence-based synthesis.

Ung L, Chodosh J Ocul Surf. 2021; 28:378-400.

PMID: 34461290 PMC: 10721114. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.08.013.

Pearls and paradigms in Infective Keratitis.

Acharya M, Farooqui J, Jain S, Mathur U Rom J Ophthalmol. 2019; 63(2):119-127.

PMID: 31334389 PMC: 6626937.

Clinical and Antibacterial Effects of Tualang Honey on Pseudomonas-induced Keratitis in Rabbit Eyes.

Punitan R, Sulaiman S, Hasan H, Shatriah I Cureus. 2019; 11(3):e4332.

PMID: 31186997 PMC: 6541235. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4332.

Types of organisms and susceptibility of bacterial isolates from patients with microbial keratitis: A trend analysis of 8 years.

Das S, Samantaray R, Mallick A, Sahu S, Sharma S Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018; 67(1):49-53.

PMID: 30574892 PMC: 6324162. DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_500_18.