Publications by authors named "Andrea Pelegrini"
Article Synopsis
- Bacterial keratitis, a serious eye condition that can lead to blindness, was studied to find the presence of herpes simplex virus (HSV-1 and -2) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) in patients.
- The study included 65 patients diagnosed with infectious corneal ulcers, with various tests performed to analyze corneal scrapings, while a control group of 25 patients with typical herpes keratitis was also examined.
- Results showed that 86.2% of the study group had bacterial cultures, and qPCR testing identified herpes viruses in some patients, indicating that herpes may co-occur with bacterial infections in the cornea.
Background: Superficial fungal infections are caused by dermatophytes, yeasts or filamentous fungi. They are correlated to the etiologic agent, the level of integrity of the host immune response, the site of the lesion and also the injured tissue.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to isolate and to identify onychomycosis agents in institutionalized elderly (60 years old +).