Fungal keratitis: An overview of clinical and laboratory aspects

S Mahmoudi, A Masoomi, K Ahmadikia… - Mycoses, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mycotic keratitis or keratomycosis is a fungal infection with global distribution. The dominant
aetiology of this disease varies based on geographical origin, socioeconomic status, and …

Fungal keratitis: Pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention

L Niu, X Liu, Z Ma, Y Yin, L Sun, L Yang, Y Zheng - Microbial pathogenesis, 2020 - Elsevier
As a kind of serious, potentially sight-threatening corneal infections with poor prognosis,
fungal keratitis can bring a heavy economic burden to patients and seriously affect the …

Distribution, prevalence, and causative agents of fungal keratitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (1990 to 2020)

K Ahmadikia, S Aghaei Gharehbolagh… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives This study aims to provide an overview of the prevalence, distribution, and
causative agents of fungal keratitis. Methods All the articles with data on the prevalence of …

Using slit-lamp images for deep learning-based identification of bacterial and fungal keratitis: model development and validation with different convolutional neural …

N Hung, AKY Shih, C Lin, MT Kuo, YS Hwang, WC Wu… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, we aimed to develop a deep learning model for identifying bacterial keratitis
(BK) and fungal keratitis (FK) by using slit-lamp images. We retrospectively collected slit …

The genome of opportunistic fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum carries a unique set of lineage-specific chromosomes

Y Zhang, H Yang, D Turra, S Zhou, DH Ayhan… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Fusarium oxysporum is a cross-kingdom fungal pathogen that infects plants and humans.
Horizontally transferred lineage-specific (LS) chromosomes were reported to determine host …

Practical guidance for clinical microbiology laboratories: diagnosis of ocular infections

SM Leal Jr, KG Rodino, WC Fowler… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The variety and complexity of ocular infections have increased significantly in the last
decade since the publication of Cumitech 13B, Laboratory Diagnosis of Ocular Infections …

Fungal keratitis in North India: spectrum of agents, risk factors and treatment

AK Ghosh, A Gupta, SM Rudramurthy, S Paul… - Mycopathologia, 2016 - Springer
To assess the prevalence of fungal keratitis, we conducted a retrospective study over 7
years (2005 through 2011) at a tertiary care center in North India. Effort has been made to …

Immunity to pathogenic fungi in the eye

S Abbondante, SM Leal, HL Clark, B Ratitong… - Seminars in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fusarium, Aspergillus and Candida are important fungal pathogens that cause
visual impairment and blindness in the USA and worldwide. This review will summarize the …

Surface modified electrospun poly (lactic acid) fibrous scaffold with cellulose nanofibrils and Ag nanoparticles for ocular cell proliferation and antimicrobial application

D Yan, Q Yao, F Yu, L Chen, S Zhang, H Sun… - Materials science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Corneal and conjunctival infections are common ocular diseases, sometimes, causing
severe and refractory drug-resistant bacteria infections. Fungal keratitis is a leading cause …

Isorhamnetin ameliorates Aspergillus fumigatus keratitis by reducing fungal load, inhibiting pattern-recognition receptors and inflammatory cytokines

X Tian, X Peng, J Lin, Y Zhang, L Zhan… - … & Visual Science, 2021 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Isorhamnetin is a natural flavonoid with both antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory
properties, but its effect on fungal keratitis (FK) remains unknown. The current study aims to …