Microbial pattern of corneal ulcer in semi-rural South India
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim: To Study the Pattern of corneal ulcers in patients in semirural south India. Methods and Materials: It was a hospital based descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from April to December 2016. Patients reporting with non-viral corneal ulcers were studied for finding microbiological etiology such as bacterial and fungal; and standard laboratory methods were used. Data was analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0 and Chi-square test was used to test significance of attributes. Results: Out of 58 cases of microbial keratitis, all were sent for culture - 39 (67.24%) were culture-proven. 19 (48.71%) showed fungus, 17 (43.58%) were positive for bacteria, 3(7.69%) showed mixed growth, whereas 19(32.75% showed no growth. Patients with agriculture-based work had more risk of development of microbial keratitis. Conclusion: These results highlight the current trend in the microbiological aetiology of corneal ulcers in semi-rural south India. In rural background the prevalence of fungal keratitis is more, despite there being advanced diagnostic tools and treatment methods, results are still suboptimal in fungal corneal ulcers.
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Vijay Kumar Srivastava
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- DOI 10.18231/2395-1451.2017.0057
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