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The steroid controversy in bacterial keratitis.

Acharya NR, Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Ravindran M, Rajaraman R, Zegans M, McLeod S, Lietman TM.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep;127(9):1231. No abstract available. PMID: 19752446 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Complete local elimination of infectious trachoma from severely affected communities after six biannual mass azithromycin distributions.

Biebesheimer JB, House J, Hong KC, Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Zhou Z, Moncada J, Rogér A, Keenan J, Gaynor BD, Schachter J, Lietman TM.

Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov;116(11):2047-50. Epub 2009 Sep 10.PMID: 19744717 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of mass distribution of azithromycin for trachoma control on overall mortality in Ethiopian children: a randomized trial.

Porco TC, Gebre T, Ayele B, House J, Keenan J, Zhou Z, Hong KC, Stoller N, Ray KJ, Emerson P, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

JAMA. 2009 Sep 2;302(9):962-8.PMID: 19724043 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Importance of coverage and endemicity on the return of infectious trachoma after a single mass antibiotic distribution.

Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Yi E, House JI, Hong KC, Zhou Z, Ray KJ, Porco TC, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM, Keenan JD.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009 Aug 25;3(8):e507.PMID: 19707573 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Lack of macrolide resistance in Chlamydia trachomatis after mass azithromycin distributions for trachoma.

Hong KC, Schachter J, Moncada J, Zhou Z, House J, Lietman TM.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jul;15(7):1088-90.PMID: 19624926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

When can antibiotic treatments for trachoma be discontinued? Graduating communities in three african countries.

Ray KJ, Lietman TM, Porco TC, Keenan JD, Bailey RL, Solomon AW, Burton MJ, Harding-Esch E, Holland MJ, Mabey D.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009 Jun 16;3(6):e458.PMID: 19529761 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Assessment of herd protection against trachoma due to repeated mass antibiotic distributions: a cluster-randomised trial.

House JI, Ayele B, Porco TC, Zhou Z, Hong KC, Gebre T, Ray KJ, Keenan JD, Stoller NE, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Emerson PM, Lietman TM.

Lancet. 2009 Mar 28;373(9669):1111-8.PMID: 19329003 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduction and return of infectious trachoma in severely affected communities in ethiopia.

Lakew T, House J, Hong KC, Yi E, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Zhou Z, Ray K, Chin S, Romero E, Keenan J, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009;3(2):e376. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19190781 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Activity of antibiotics against Fusarium and Aspergillus.

Day S, Lalitha P, Haug S, Fothergill AW, Cevallos V, Vijayakumar R, Prajna NV, Acharya NR, McLeod SD, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Jan;93(1):116-9. Epub 2008 Oct 24.PMID: 18952649 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Corticosteroids for bacterial corneal ulcers.

Srinivasan M, Lalitha P, Mahalakshmi R, Prajna NV, Mascarenhas J, Chidambaram JD, Lee S, Hong KC, Zegans M, Glidden DV, McLeod S, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM, Acharya NR.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2009 Feb;93(2):198-202. Epub 2008 Oct 1.PMID: 18829631 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Reports on the prevalence of clinical conditions are more convincing when supported by objective evidence.

Schachter J, Bailey R, Dawson CR, Lietman TM.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Sep 24;2(9):e302. No abstract available. PMID: 18820749 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Prospective comparison of microbial culture and polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of corneal ulcer.

Kim E, Chidambaram JD, Srinivasan M, Lalitha P, Wee D, Lietman TM, Whitcher JP, Van Gelder RN.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Nov;146(5):714-23, 723.e1. Epub 2008 Aug 15.PMID: 18707670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis ocular infection in trachoma-endemic communities by rRNA amplification.

Yang JL, Hong KC, Schachter J, Moncada J, Lekew T, House JI, Zhou Z, Neuwelt MD, Rutar T, Halfpenny C, Shah N, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM.

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Jan;50(1):90-4. Epub 2008 Aug 8.PMID: 18689701 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mooren''s ulcer following extracapsular cataract extraction.

Acharya NR, Srinivasan M, Kundu A, Lietman TM, Whitcher JP, Cunningham ET Jr.

Eur J Ophthalmol. 2008 May-Jun;18(3):351-5.PMID: 18465715 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fusarium and Acanthamoeba keratitis: can a single centre detect outbreaks?

Sansanayudh W, Cevallos V, Porco TC, Margolis TP, Lietman TM, Acharya NR.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2008 May;92(5):720-1. No abstract available. PMID: 18441185 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

ASCRS survey of endophthalmitis prophylaxis.

Naseri A, Lietman TM.

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008 Apr;34(4):531-2; author reply 532-3. No abstract available. PMID: 18361962 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of annual and biannual mass antibiotic administration for elimination of infectious trachoma.

Melese M, Alemayehu W, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Chidambaram JD, Zhou Z, Cevallos V, Ray K, Hong KC, Porco TC, Phan I, Zaidi A, Gaynor BD, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM.

JAMA. 2008 Feb 20;299(7):778-84.PMID: 18285589 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does in vitro susceptibility predict clinical outcome in bacterial keratitis?

Chen A, Prajna L, Srinivasan M, Mahalakshmi R, Whitcher JP, McLeod S, Lietman TM, Acharya NR.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar;145(3):409-412. Epub 2008 Jan 22.PMID: 18207124 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Complete elimination is a difficult goal for trachoma programs in severely affected communities.

Gill DA, Lakew T, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Zhou Z, House JI, Hong KC, Ray KJ, Gandhi N, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 15;46(4):564-6.PMID: 18194094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of statin drugs and aspirin on progression in open-angle glaucoma suspects using confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy.

De Castro DK, Punjabi OS, Bostrom AG, Stamper RL, Lietman TM, Ray K, Lin SC.

Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug;35(6):506-13.PMID: 17760631 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A rationale for continuing mass antibiotic distributions for trachoma.

Ray KJ, Porco TC, Hong KC, Lee DC, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Chidambaram JD, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

BMC Infect Dis. 2007 Aug 7;7:91.PMID: 17683646 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The real challenge: can we discover why trachoma is disappearing before it's gone?

House J, Gaynor B, Taylor H, Lietman TM.

Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2007 Summer;47(3):63-76. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 17667276 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Spectrum of eye disease caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Freidlin J, Acharya N, Lietman TM, Cevallos V, Whitcher JP, Margolis TP.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug;144(2):313-5.PMID: 17659970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Parasites on the rise: a new epidemic of Acanthamoeba keratitis.

Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Margolis TP.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug;144(2):292-3. No abstract available. PMID: 17659960 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The return of trachoma in partially treated communities.

Yang JL, Lietman TM.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Jul;125(7):989-91. No abstract available. PMID: 17620592 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Fusarium, Aspergillus, and other filamentous fungi isolated from keratitis.

Lalitha P, Shapiro BL, Srinivasan M, Prajna NV, Acharya NR, Fothergill AW, Ruiz J, Chidambaram JD, Maxey KJ, Hong KC, McLeod SD, Lietman TM.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun;125(6):789-93.PMID: 17562990 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Chlamydia on children and flies after mass antibiotic treatment for trachoma.

Lee S, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Lakew T, Lee D, Yi E, Cevallos V, Donnellan C, Zhou Z, Chidambaram JD, Gaynor BD, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jan;76(1):129-31.PMID: 17255240 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Atopic disease and herpes simplex eye disease: a population-based case-control study.

Prabriputaloong T, Margolis TP, Lietman TM, Wong IG, Mather R, Gritz DC.

Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Nov;142(5):745-9.PMID: 17056358 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of an rRNA-based and DNA-based nucleic acid amplification test for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in trachoma.

Yang JL, Schachter J, Moncada J, Habte D, Zerihun M, House JI, Zhou Z, Hong KC, Maxey K, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar;91(3):293-5. Epub 2006 Oct 18.PMID: 17050583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outbreak of Fusarium keratitis in soft contact lens wearers in San Francisco.

Bernal MD, Acharya NR, Lietman TM, Strauss EC, McLeod SD, Hwang DG.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul;124(7):1051-3. Epub 2006 Jun 12. No abstract available. PMID: 16769826 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Genetically diverse group A streptococci from children in far-western Nepal share high genetic relatedness with isolates from other countries.

Sakota V, Fry AM, Lietman TM, Facklam RR, Li Z, Beall B.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jun;44(6):2160-6.PMID: 16757615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Antioxidants in prevention of cataracts in South India: methodology and baseline data*.

Gritz DC, Srinivasan M, Smith SD, Kim U, Lietman TM, Wilkins JH, Priyadharshini B, Aravind S, Prajna NV, Smolin G, Thulasiraj RD, Selvaraj S, Whitcher JP.

Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;13(2):97-107.PMID: 16581613 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The Antioxidants in Prevention of Cataracts Study: effects of antioxidant supplements on cataract progression in South India.

Gritz DC, Srinivasan M, Smith SD, Kim U, Lietman TM, Wilkins JH, Priyadharshini B, John RK, Aravind S, Prajna NV, Duraisami Thulasiraj R, Whitcher JP.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul;90(7):847-51. Epub 2006 Mar 23.PMID: 16556618 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of a single mass antibiotic distribution on the prevalence of infectious trachoma.

Chidambaram JD, Alemayehu W, Melese M, Lakew T, Yi E, House J, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Maxey K, Lee DC, Shapiro BL, Srinivasan M, Porco T, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

JAMA. 2006 Mar 8;295(10):1142-6.PMID: 16522834 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Trachoma research: it takes more than a village.

Lietman TM, Neuwelt MD, Gandhi NG, Dalmon CA, Benitah N.

Lancet. 2006 Feb 4;367(9508):395. No abstract available. PMID: 16458760 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trachoma.

Chidambaram JD, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Oct;89(10):1232-3. No abstract available. PMID: 16170104 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Topical ocular antibiotics induce bacterial resistance at extraocular sites.

Gaynor BD, Chidambaram JD, Cevallos V, Miao Y, Miller K, Jha HC, Bhatta RC, Chaudhary JS, Osaki Holm S, Whitcher JP, Holbrook KA, Fry AM, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Sep;89(9):1097-9.PMID: 16113356 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The order is rapidly fadin'.

Chidambaram JD, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2005 Jul;89(7):789-90. No abstract available. PMID: 15965148 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Seasonal effects in the elimination of trachoma.

Lee DC, Chidambaram JD, Porco TC, Lietman TM.

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Apr;72(4):468-70.PMID: 15827288 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mass antibiotics for trachoma and the Allee effect.

Chidambaram JD, Lee DC, Porco TC, Lietman TM.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2005 Apr;5(4):194-6. No abstract available. PMID: 15792732 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Single-dose azithromycin for trachoma.

Lietman TM, Gaynor B, Porco T.

N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan 27;352(4):414-5; author reply 414-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15673809 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trachoma decline and widespread use of antimicrobial drugs.

Chidambaram JD, Bird M, Schiedler V, Fry AM, Porco T, Bhatta RC, Jha H, Chaudary JS, Gaynor B, Yi E, Whitcher JP, Osaki-Holm S, Lietman TM.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Nov;10(11):1895-9.PMID: 15550197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mass antibiotic treatment and community protection in trachoma control programs.

Chidambaram JD, Melese M, Alemayehu W, Yi E, Prabriputaloong T, Lee DC, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Nov 1;39(9):e95-7. Epub 2004 Oct 6.PMID: 15494901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feasibility of eliminating ocular Chlamydia trachomatis with repeat mass antibiotic treatments.

Melese M, Chidambaram JD, Alemayehu W, Lee DC, Yi EH, Cevallos V, Zhou Z, Donnellan C, Saidel M, Whitcher JP, Gaynor BD, Lietman TM.

JAMA. 2004 Aug 11;292(6):721-5.PMID: 15304470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does the diagnosis of trachoma adequately identify ocular chlamydial infection in trachoma-endemic areas?

Bird M, Dawson CR, Schachter JS, Miao Y, Shama A, Osman A, Bassem A, Lietman TM.

J Infect Dis. 2003 May 15;187(10):1669-73. Epub 2003 Apr 30.PMID: 12721948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

What more is there to learn about trachoma?

Melese M, Alemayehu W, Gaynor B, Yi E, Whitcher JP, Lietman TM.

Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 May;87(5):521-2. No abstract available. PMID: 12714381 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Efficacy of transport media use versus direct inoculation of blood agar plates in the microbiologic evaluation of experimental Streptococcus pneumoniae keratitis.

Kuo IC, Cevallos V, Troyer R, Lietman TM, McLeod SD.

Cornea. 2003 Apr;22(3):249-53.PMID: 12658093 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pattern of antibiotic use in a trachoma-endemic region of Nepal: implications for mass azithromycin distribution.

Schiedler V, Bhatta RC, Miao Y, Bird M, Jha H, Chaudary JS, Fry AM, Lietman TM.

Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2003 Feb;10(1):31-6.PMID: 12607157 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adverse and beneficial secondary effects of mass treatment with azithromycin to eliminate blindness due to trachoma in Nepal.

Fry AM, Jha HC, Lietman TM, Chaudhary JS, Bhatta RC, Elliott J, Hyde T, Schuchat A, Gaynor B, Dowell SF.

Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Aug 15;35(4):395-402. Epub 2002 Jul 23.PMID: 12145722 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trachoma control: the end of the beginning?

Lietman TM.

Ophthalmology. 2001 Dec;108(12):2163-4. No abstract available. PMID: 11733252 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles