Conjunctivitis

Alfonso, Susana; Fawley, Jonie D.; Lu, Xiaoqin Alexa

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2015.05.001

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“…Our data showed that bacterial infection was the most frequent form of infectious conjunctivitis, consistent with the findings of Alfonso et al (Alfonso et al, 2015). The common isolates in this study, C. macginleyi and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, differed from those isolated in the United States (H. influenza and Streptococcus pneumonia) (Mah, 2006).…”

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Study of infectious conjunctivitis among children in rural areas of Qinghai province

Liang

Wang

et al. 2016

Sci. China Life Sci.

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Infectious conjunctivitis is no longer a common eye disease in cities and developed areas, but in remote mountainous regions of China where living conditions are relatively under-developed, the occurrence of infectious conjunctivitis remains a public health issue. Here, we evaluate the ratio of infectious conjunctivitis among primary school students in the rural areas of Xunhua, Huangyuan, and Huzhu Counties in the Qinghai province of China, and report the microorganisms involved in causing infection. Of the 765 eligible primary school students, 694 participated to this study (a response rateof 90.7%), 381 boys and 313 girls, with a mean age of 7.52 years (range 7-9 years). A clinical diagnosis of infectious conjunctivitis was returned for 238 of the 694 children examined. The ratio of infectious conjunctivitis in Xunhua County (46.64%) was higher compared to that in Huangyuan (26.67%; P=0.03) and Huzhu Counties (23.61%; P=0.02). The leading cause of conjunctivitis was bacterial, followed by chlamydial and viral. Our results show that there is a high ratio of infectious conjunctivitis among rural primary school students in Qinghai province. conjunctivitis, rural children, bacteria, chlamydia Citation:Liang, Q., Lu, X., Wang, M., Tian, L., Labbé, A., and Hu, A. (2016). Ratio of infectious conjunctivitis among children in rural areas of Qinghai province. Sci China Life Sci 59, 548 -554.

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Study of infectious conjunctivitis among children in rural areas of Qinghai province

Liang

Wang

et al. 2016

Sci. China Life Sci.

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“…Mild irritation or foreign body sensation may be present in minor diagnoses (conjunctivitis, episcleritis) 1,2. Early viral keratitis, however, may present with irritation only.…”

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“…Conjunctivitis is defined as infectious or non-infectious inflammation of the bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva 1. Patients typically have a mild burning sensation, tearing, discharge, and associated viral symptoms.…”

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Differentiating Urgent and Emergent Causes of Acute Red Eye for the Emergency Physician

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Yonkers

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“…Conjunctivitis is also the most common cause of redness of the eye, as the conjunctival tissue (the thin layer that covers the white of the eye) turns red in response to almost any stimuli [2]. Conjunctivitis accounts for 30% of eye complaints and approximately 15% of people experience some form of this disease in their lifetime [3]. In 78-80% of infectious conjunctivitis cases, infection is initiated by bacteria [4].…”

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Bacterial etiology and antibiotic susceptibility of conjunctivitis patients isolates from central of Iran

Shaeri

Nazari-Alam

Moniri

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Background: Conjunctivitis is a very common ocular disease, which can be caused by a wide variety of microorganisms. Identification of the bacterial causes of this infection in a specific geographical area can help physicians devise more efficient therapeutic strategies for this disease in the local population. This study bacterial etiology and antibiotic susceptibility of conjunctivitis patients isolates from central of Iran.Methods: This study was performed of 180 patients referred to department of ophthalmology in Kashan University with symptoms of conjunctivitis from July 2017 to December 2017. Samples were collected from the conjunctival sac and cultured in bacterial culture mediums. Antibiotic susceptibility of the bacteria isolated was done using the Kirby-Bauer method. Methicillin resistance in staphylococci isolated from the patients was identified using PCR technique.Results: In the present study, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was most resistant to ampicillin. In the case of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus, the highest resistance was observed against erythromycin and the least resistance was against rifampicin and linezolid. Conclusion: In this study, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common cause of conjunctivitis in all age groups, however, this condition decreases with age and is also influenced by other factors such as season and weather conditions. The results of this study can be helpful in planning more prudent treatment strategies for patients with conjunctivitis in Kashan.

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Conjunctivitis

Cited by 63 publications

References 22 publications

Study of infectious conjunctivitis among children in rural areas of Qinghai province

Study of infectious conjunctivitis among children in rural areas of Qinghai province

Differentiating Urgent and Emergent Causes of Acute Red Eye for the Emergency Physician

Bacterial etiology and antibiotic susceptibility of conjunctivitis patients isolates from central of Iran

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