Epidemiological characteristics and laboratory diagnosis of fungal keratitis. A three-year study

To study the epidemiological characteristics and laboratory diagnosis of fungal keratitis seen at a tertiary eye care referral centre in South India. A retrospective review of all culture-proven fungal keratitis seen over a 3-year period, September 1999 through August 2002. Fungal aetiology were con...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of ophthalmology 2003-12, Vol.51 (4), p.315-321
Hauptverfasser:	Bharathi, M Jayahar, Ramakrishnan, R, Vasu, Samala, Meenakshi, R, Palaniappan, R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antifungal agents Clinical Laboratory Techniques culture Diagnosis Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological epidemiology Eye Infections, Fungal - diagnosis Eye Infections, Fungal - epidemiology Eye Infections, Fungal - microbiology Female Fungal keratitis Fungi - isolation & purification Humans India - epidemiology Keratitis Keratitis - diagnosis Keratitis - epidemiology Keratitis - microbiology Male microscopy Middle Aged Mycoses - diagnosis Mycoses - epidemiology Mycoses - microbiology Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	To study the epidemiological characteristics and laboratory diagnosis of fungal keratitis seen at a tertiary eye care referral centre in South India. A retrospective review of all culture-proven fungal keratitis seen over a 3-year period, September 1999 through August 2002. Fungal aetiology were confirmed in 1095 (34.4%) of 3183 corneal ulcers. The predominant fungal species isolated was Fusarium spp (471; 42.82%) followed by Aspergillus spp (286; 26%). Males (712; 65.08%) were more often affected (P
ISSN:	0301-4738