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The persistent dilemma of microbial keratitis: Global burden, diagnosis, and antimicrobial resistance
Published in Survey of ophthalmology (01-05-2019)“…Microbial keratitis is a potentially blinding condition that must be treated emergently to preserve vision. Although long recognized as a significant cause of…”
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Staphylococcus aureus from ocular and otolaryngology infections are frequently resistant to clinically important antibiotics and are associated with lineages of community and hospital origins
Published in PloS one (06-12-2018)“…Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that causes serious antibiotic-resistant infections. Its population structure is marked by the appearance…”
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Validation of a Comprehensive Clinical Algorithm for the Assessment and Treatment of Microbial Keratitis
Published in American journal of ophthalmology (01-06-2020)“…To validate a comprehensive clinical algorithm for the assessment and treatment of microbial keratitis (MK). Retrospective cohort study. The “1, 2, 3 Rule” for…”
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Comparative In Vitro Activity of New Lipoglycopeptides and Vancomycin Against Ocular Staphylococci and Their Toxicity on the Human Corneal Epithelium
Published in Cornea (01-05-2023)“…The purpose of this study was to assess the potential of new lipoglycopeptides as novel topical therapies for improved treatment of recalcitrant ocular…”
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A Systematic Review of Multi-decade Antibiotic Resistance Data for Ocular Bacterial Pathogens in the United States
Published in Ophthalmology and therapy (01-04-2022)“…Introduction Since 2009, the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring in Ocular Microorganisms (ARMOR) surveillance study has been assessing in vitro antibiotic…”
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Characterization of the resistome and predominant genetic lineages of Gram-positive bacteria causing keratitis
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (06-03-2024)“…Bacterial keratitis is a vision-threatening infection mainly caused by Gram-positive bacteria (GPB). Antimicrobial therapy is commonly empirical using…”
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Microbiology of Eye Infections at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear: An 8-Year Retrospective Review Combined With Genomic Epidemiology
Published in American journal of ophthalmology (01-11-2023)“…Ocular bacterial infections are important causes of morbidity and vision loss. Early antimicrobial therapy is necessary to save vision, but their efficacy is…”
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An All-in-One Highly Multiplexed Diagnostic Assay for Rapid, Sensitive, and Comprehensive Detection of Intraocular Pathogens
Published in American journal of ophthalmology (01-06-2023)“…Intraocular infections are sight-threatening conditions that can lead to vision loss. Rapid identification of the etiologies plays a key role in early…”
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Biofilms in infections of the eye
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (23-03-2015)“…The ability to form biofilms in a variety of environments is a common trait of bacteria, and may represent one of the earliest defenses against predation…”
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Infectious corneal ulceration: a proposal for neglected tropical disease status
Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (01-12-2019)“…In ophthalmology, the designation of trachoma, onchocerciasis and leprosy as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has sustained efforts to combat these blinding…”
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Cation Concentration Variability of Four Distinct Mueller-Hinton Agar Brands Influences Polymyxin B Susceptibility Results
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-07-2012)“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Design of medical tympanostomy conduits with selective fluid transport properties
Published in Science translational medicine (05-04-2023)“…Implantable tubes, shunts, and other medical conduits are crucial for treating a wide range of conditions from ears and eyes to brain and liver but often…”
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Molecular Detection and Typing of Treponema pallidum in Non-Ocular Samples from Patients with Ocular Syphilis
Published in Ocular immunology and inflammation (01-10-2024)“…Ocular syphilis is a rare but potentially sight-threatening manifestation of infection with the spirochete subspecies . Molecular strain typing of clinical…”
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Clinical metagenomics for infectious corneal ulcers: Rags to riches?
Published in The ocular surface (01-01-2020)“…The emergence of clinical metagenomics as an unbiased, hypothesis-free approach to diagnostic testing is set to fundamentally alter the way infectious diseases…”
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Convergence and divergence in science and practice of urban and rural forest restoration
Published in Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society (01-02-2024)“…ABSTRACT Forest restoration has never been higher on policymakers' agendas. Complex and multi‐dimensional arrangements across the urban–rural continuum…”
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Diphtheroids as Corneal Pathogens in Chronic Ocular Surface Disease in Stevens–Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Published in Cornea (01-06-2021)“…To characterize diphtheroid corneal infections in eyes in the chronic phase of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN). Observational…”
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Characterization of ocular methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates belonging predominantly to clonal complex 2 subcluster II
Published in Journal of clinical microbiology (01-05-2014)“…Staphylococcus epidermidis is an abundant member of the microbiota of the human skin and wet mucosa, which is commonly associated with sight-threatening…”
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Molecular characterization of fungal endophthalmitis and keratitis caused by yeasts
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (29-12-2022)“…Abstract Candida species are the most common causes of sight-threatening fungal ocular infections in temperate regions of the world. Despite their relevance,…”
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Staphylococcus aureus activates NRLP3-dependent IL-1β secretion from human conjunctival goblet cells using α toxin and toll-like receptors 2 and 1
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (27-11-2023)“…We used cultured human conjunctival goblet cells to determine (i) whether the toxigenic induced activation of the epithelial goblet cells requires two signals…”
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Rapid Detection and Identification of Uveitis Pathogens by Qualitative Multiplex Real-Time PCR
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-01-2018)“…Infectious uveitis is a serious sight-threatening infection commonly caused by herpesviruses and Toxoplasma gondii. Etiologic diagnosis based on the clinical…”
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