Distribution of Microbial Keratitis After Penetrating Keratoplasty According to Early and Late Postoperative Periods
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Microbial keratitis complicating penetrating keratoplasty.
A retrospective review of 68 consecutive episodes of microbial keratitis complicating 66 penetrating keratoplasties (PKs) showed major risk associations: suture-related problems (50%), contact lens wear (26%), previous herpes simplex infection (15%), graft failure (15%), and persistent epithelial defects (15%). Topical steroid (85%) and antibiotic (59%) usage were common iatrogenic factors. Hal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1300-0659,2147-2661
DOI: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.77026