Etiology and Risk Factors for Infectious Keratitis in South Texas.

Conclusions: Bacteria are the most common cause of infectious keratitis in this patient population, with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas as the most common isolates. The prevalence of culture-positive fungal keratitis is significantly lower than that of bacterial keratitis. Contact lens wear is the most common risk factor associated with infectious keratitis in South Texas. PMID: 32308946 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32308946?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research - April 21, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Tags: J Ophthalmic Vis Res Source Type: research