Microbial keratitis is a potentially blinding condition that must be treated emergently to
preserve vision. Although long recognized as a significant cause of corneal blindness, our …

Specific therapy of ocular infections often requires etiological diagnosis that is a combined
effect of observation of characteristic clinical features and microbiological investigations …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

Background: In microbial keratitis, infection of the cornea can threaten vision through
permanent corneal scarring and even perforation resulting in the loss of the eye. A literature …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and epidemiologic factors involved in the
development of microsporidial keratitis. The association of host immune status and clinical …

Since the devastation of the European silk worm industry in the 19th century, microsporidia
have been recognized as important organisms. An enormous literature is available on their …

Despite advances in medical knowledge and practice, parasitic diseases remain a
significant global health burden. Malaria alone is estimated to have caused 216 million …

Microsporidia are a rare and commonly misdiagnosed cause of corneal infection,
accounting for approximately 0.4% of cases of microbial keratitis in some populations …

Diagnosis of microsporidial infections is routinely performed by light microscopy, with
unequivocal non-molecular species identification achievable only through electron …

Purpose To report an outbreak of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis resulting from a
swimming pool in Taiwan. Design Retrospective case series. Methods The records of 13 …