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- Standard culture methods for diagnosing infections typically use a temperature of 37 °C, but microorganisms on the ocular surface during infectious keratitis may grow better at different temperatures due to unique heat exchange features of the eye.
- This study looked at microorganisms isolated from patients with infectious keratitis and healthy controls by growing them at both 37 °C and 24 °C, employing various identification techniques.
- Findings revealed that certain microorganisms known as psychrotolerant can grow at lower temperatures (24 °C) and could play a role in infectious keratitis, highlighting the importance of considering temperature differences in diagnosis and treatment.
Lid Margin Microbiome in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Patients With Lid Margin Keratinization and Severe Dry Eye Disease.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
June 2024
Center for Ocular Regeneration (CORE), L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Purpose: The current study evaluated the lid margin microbiome of keratinized lid margins of patients with chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and compared it with healthy controls and historically reported lid margin microbiome of patients with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).
Methods: Eyelid margin swabs of 20 asymptomatic adults (mean age = 29 ± 12 years) and 10 patients with chronic SJS (mean age = 31.2 ± 14 years) with lid margin keratinization were sequenced using next generation of 16S rDNA V3 to V4 variable region.
Efficacy of a Novel Antibiotic Drug Combination Toward Multidrug-Resistant Ocular Pathogens.
Cornea
August 2024
Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India; and.
Purpose: Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat, compounded by the reduction in the discovery of new antibiotics. A repurposed drugs-based approach could provide a viable alternative for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections. In this study, we sought to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of a novel drug combination, polymyxin B/trimethoprim (PT) + rifampin on MDR isolates from patients with bacterial keratitis in India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBacterial and fungal isolates from 107 cases of ulcerative keratitis in Japanese Thoroughbred racehorses (2017-2021).
J Equine Vet Sci
February 2024
Microbiology Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association.
Article Synopsis
- Infectious ulcerative keratitis is prevalent in racehorses, prompting a study to analyze the antimicrobial resistance of bacteria and fungi from the corneas of affected Japanese Thoroughbreds.
- Out of 166 swabs from 107 cases, 85% showed bacterial or fungal infections, with Staphylococcus species being the most common bacteria, including methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA) and Aspergillus as the primary fungus.
- Resistance to the antibiotic Ofloxacin was notably high, especially among Staphylococcus and Streptococcus isolates, while all Aspergillus strains were susceptible to voriconazole, indicating a need for more research on effective treatments for resistant infections.
Does corneal tattooing affect the conjunctival microbiota?
Cutan Ocul Toxicol
March 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of commercial tattoo inks used in corneal tattooing on conjunctival microbiota.
Method: This prospective case control study consisted of 125 participants divided in the following three groups: 35 patients with corneal tattoos, 40 patients with corneal leukoma, and 50 healthy subjects. Corneal tattooing was performed in all the cases in this study using a tattoo pen machine and commercial tattoo ink.
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