The purpose of this paper is to report a rare case bacterial keratitis caused by the non-pathogenic Kocuria varians. reported exemplifies development severe following corneal microtrauma induced or potentially pathogenic species. We cause varians in review national and foreign literature. Examination microbiota determination its spectrum sensitivity antibiotics, if performed early, will facilit...

Background. The bacteria isolated from severe cases of keratitis and their antibiotic sensitivity are recognised to vary geographically and over time. Objectives. To identify the most commonly isolated bacteria in keratitis cases admitted over a 24-month period to a public hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, and to investigate in vitro sensitivity to antibiotics. Methods. Hospital admissions for...

Background: A prospective, interventional, comparative study carried out in rural population of northern India in western UP. Fungal keratitis studies available in literature were also reviewed. Methods: Patients presenting in eye OPD of UPRIMS & R Saifai, Etawah, UP with suspected microbial keratitis were recruited to the study. Corneal ulceration was defined as loss of corneal epithelium with...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of two nitric oxide donors, ie, S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine (SNAC), against clinical isolates from patients with infectious keratitis. METHODS Reference broth microdilution assays were performed to determine the minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations for GSNO and SNAC aga...

PURPOSE This study aimed to determine the effect of salicylic acid on the membrane proteome, sensitivity to antibiotics, and production of microbial keratitis by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. METHODS P. aeruginosa 6294 was grown in the presence or absence of 30 mM salicylic acid. Bacterial membrane proteins were extracted in carbonate buffer, separated using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and ...

PURPOSE To report a case of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) keratitis with detection of VZV DNA in the tear fluid of not only the symptomatic eye but also the contralateral asymptomatic eye by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODS This is a case report. A 63-year-old otherwise healthy woman presented with circular corneal ulcer and stromal opacity with infiltration accompanied by mild conjunc...