Microbial keratitis in West Anatolia,Turkey: a retrospective review |
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Authors: | Safiye Yilmaz Ilgin Ozturk Ahmet Maden |
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Institution: | (1) Department of the Ophthalmology, Izmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Mustafa Kemal Cad. No. 36/4, 35040 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Purpose To analyze the clinical and microbiological characteristics of microbial keratitis in West Anatolia, Turkey during a 16-year
period.
Methods This is a retrospective study in which medical records were reviewed for all eyes with clinically diagnosed microbial keratitis
presenting at the Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital from January 1990 to December 2005. Risk factors, microbial
isolations and clinical features were analyzed.
Results Microbial keratitis was diagnosed for 620 eyes in 620 patients (250 women and 370 men; mean age: 54.13 years ± 20.06). Pathogens
from cultures were identified for 225 eyes (36.2%) and included Gram-negative (8.9%) and Gram-positive micro-organisms (68.8%)
and fungi (22.3%). Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most commonly isolated micro-organism (26.6%), followed by S. aureus (24.4%), Streptococci pneumoniae (15.5%), fungi (22.3%), Pseudomonas species (6.6%), Enterobacter (2.2%) and Corynebacterium (2.2%). Ocular trauma was the most common predisposing factor (26.6%). Mean duration from onset of symptoms to diagnosis
was 11.68 ± 11.29 days.
Conclusion
Staphylococci are the most commonly isolated microbial agents in cases of infectious keratitis in West Anatolia, Turkey. These findings
will provide valuable background information and facilitate successful treatment in this region, and they will be useful as
reference data for the particular population in this region as a basis for empirical antibiotic therapy. |
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Keywords: | Epidemiology Etiology Microbial keratitis |
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