Clinical and demographic study of non-tuberculous mycobacterial ocular infections in South India.

Purpose: To describe demographics, risk factors, antibiotic susceptibility, management and outcomes of ocular infections caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).

Methods: A retrospective review of medical case records and microbiology records of patients with ocular infections that were culture positive for non-tuberculous Mycobacteria from January 2014 to December 2018 was done. Antibiotic susceptibility profile was done based on the CLSI guidelines.

Periconia species - An unusual fungal pathogen causing mycotic keratitis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical features, and treatment outcome of molecularly diagnosed Periconia keratitis.

Methods: Clinical records of all culture proven fungal ulcers with molecular identification suggestive of Periconia species who presented to a single tertiary referral center from January 2012 to December 2013 were retrospectively analysed.

Results: Among 1356 cases of keratomycosis, 8 (0.

Identification of Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens by rDNA Gene Barcoding in Vitreous Fluids of Endophthalmitis Patients.

: To identify the bacterial and fungal pathogens in ocular samples of clinically suspected endophthalmitis patients by conventional culture methods and 16S and 28S rDNA gene sequencing respectively. : A total of 88 patients with clinically suspected endophthalmitis were included in this study. Under sterile operating conditions, a vitreous fluid (0.

A rare case of species causing mycotic keratitis: Diagnosis and management.

We report two cases of keratitis caused by a rare fungus species. Clinical presentation, identification, and management were studied. Both fungi were grown from corneal scraping and identified as and based on the microbiological techniques and DNA sequencing analysis.

Genotyping and phylogenetic analysis of Pythium insidiosum causing human corneal ulcer.

Pythium insidiosum belongs to the Oomycetes, which are known to cause serious life-threatening infectious condition in humans and animals. Corneal infections caused by P. insidiosum are rare and difficult to treat.