Distinguishing infective versus noninfective keratitis.

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dc.contributor.authorSrinivasan, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorMascarenhas, Jeenaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrashanth, C Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-18en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T08:44:24Z
dc.date.available2008-05-18en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T08:44:24Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-18en_US
dc.description.abstractFor the purpose of this symposium, the term "keratitis" implies suppurative nonviral and viral keratitis. Corneal ulcers have been described in ancient literature. But even today, despite the availability of a wide range of newer antimicrobials and new diagnostic techniques, infective keratitis continues to pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This article focuses on the key diagnostic clinical features of the most common organisms causing infective keratitis - bacteria, fungi, viruses, nocardia and acanthamoeba - in India. While the clinical features in some cases are fairly straightforward, most cases challenge the clinician. We describe the salient clinical features which can help arrive at a diagnosis to begin appropriate treatment immediately, prior to the laboratory report.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Cornea and External Eye Diseases, Aravind Eye Hospitals, Madurai-625 020, Tamil Nadu, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSrinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Prashanth CN. Distinguishing infective versus noninfective keratitis. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2008 May-Jun; 56(3): 203-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/70816
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijo.inen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636110/en_US
dc.subject.meshCorneal Ulcer --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshEye Infections --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.titleDistinguishing infective versus noninfective keratitis.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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