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Characterization of fusarium keratitis outbreak isolates: contribution of biofilms to antimicrobial resistance and pathogenesis.
Mukherjee PK, Chandra J, Yu C, Sun Y, Pearlman E, Ghannoum MA. Mukherjee PK, et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 Jul 3;53(8):4450-7. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-9848. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012. PMID: 22669723 Free PMC article.
PURPOSE: Fusarium is a major cause of microbial keratitis, and its ability to form biofilms was suggested as a contributing factor in recent outbreaks. We investigated the ability of outbreak Fusarium isolates (F. solani species complex [FSSC] and F. o …
PURPOSE: Fusarium is a major cause of microbial keratitis, and its ability to form biofilms was suggested as a contributing fa …
Mycotic Keratitis-A Global Threat from the Filamentous Fungi.
Hoffman JJ, Burton MJ, Leck A. Hoffman JJ, et al. J Fungi (Basel). 2021 Apr 3;7(4):273. doi: 10.3390/jof7040273. J Fungi (Basel). 2021. PMID: 33916767 Free PMC article. Review.
Mycotic or fungal keratitis (FK) is a sight-threatening disease, caused by infection of the cornea by filamentous fungi or yeasts. In tropical, low and middle-income countries, it accounts for the majority of cases of microbial keratitis (MK). Filamentous fun …
Mycotic or fungal keratitis (FK) is a sight-threatening disease, caused by infection of the cornea by filamentous fungi or yea …
Phylogenetic diversity and microsphere array-based genotyping of human pathogenic Fusaria, including isolates from the multistate contact lens-associated U.S. keratitis outbreaks of 2005 and 2006.
O'Donnell K, Sarver BA, Brandt M, Chang DC, Noble-Wang J, Park BJ, Sutton DA, Benjamin L, Lindsley M, Padhye A, Geiser DM, Ward TJ. O'Donnell K, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jul;45(7):2235-48. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00533-07. Epub 2007 May 16. J Clin Microbiol. 2007. PMID: 17507522 Free PMC article.
In 2005 and 2006, outbreaks of Fusarium keratitis associated with soft contact lens use occurred in multiple U.S. states and Puerto Rico. A case-control study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a significant associ …
In 2005 and 2006, outbreaks of Fusarium keratitis associated with soft contact lens use occurred in multiple U.S. state …
Contact lens-related microbial keratitis: recent outbreaks.
Patel A, Hammersmith K. Patel A, et al. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2008 Jul;19(4):302-6. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283045e74. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2008. PMID: 18545011 Review.
Specifically, there has been an insurgence of Acanthamoeba keratitis and Fusarium keratitis. The rise in these infections was associated with Advanced Medical Optics Complete MoisturePlus (AMO, Santa Ana, California, USA) and ReNu with MoistureLoc (Bausch and …
Specifically, there has been an insurgence of Acanthamoeba keratitis and Fusarium keratitis. The rise in these infectio …
Root cause analysis of the fusarium keratitis epidemic of 2004-2006 and prescriptions for preventing future epidemics.
Bullock JD. Bullock JD. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2009 Dec;107:194-204. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2009. PMID: 20126495 Free PMC article.
PURPOSE: A root cause analysis of the Fusarium keratitis epidemic of 2004-2006 was performed. METHODS: Three US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documents were analyzed. ...Bausch & Lomb (B&L) requested FDA approval for ReNu with MoistureLoc, claiming that …
PURPOSE: A root cause analysis of the Fusarium keratitis epidemic of 2004-2006 was performed. METHODS: Three US Food and Drug …
Estimated burden of keratitis--United States, 2010.
Collier SA, Gronostaj MP, MacGurn AK, Cope JR, Awsumb KL, Yoder JS, Beach MJ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Collier SA, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Nov 14;63(45):1027-30. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014. PMID: 25393221 Free PMC article.
Contact lens wear is the major risk factor for microbial keratitis; outbreaks of Fusarium and Acanthamoeba keratitis have been associated with contact lens multipurpose solution use, and poor contact lens hygiene is a major risk factor for a spectrum o …
Contact lens wear is the major risk factor for microbial keratitis; outbreaks of Fusarium and Acanthamoeba keratitis …
Recent outbreaks of atypical contact lens-related keratitis: what have we learned?
Tu EY, Joslin CE. Tu EY, et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Nov;150(5):602-608.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.06.045. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010. PMID: 21036209 Free PMC article.
PURPOSE: To examine the public health implications of 2 recent outbreaks of atypical contact lens-related infectious keratitis. DESIGN: Perspective based on the literature and authors' experience. RESULTS: The contact lens-related Fusarium and Acanthamoeba …
PURPOSE: To examine the public health implications of 2 recent outbreaks of atypical contact lens-related infectious keratitis …
Recent Fusarium outbreak.
Epstein A. Epstein A. Eye Contact Lens. 2007 Jan;33(1):54. doi: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31802e6236. Eye Contact Lens. 2007. PMID: 17224681 No abstract available.
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