Microbial keratitis in East Africa: Why are the outcomes so poor?

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 158-163

  Burton, Matthew J ^a,b   Pithuwa, Jason ^a   Okello, Emily ^a   Afwamba, Issac ^a   Onyango, Jecinta J ^a   Oates, Francesca ^c   Chevallier, Caroline ^a   Hall, Anthony B ^a  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Fungus; Microbial keratitis; Microbiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ECONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NATAMYCIN; POVIDONE IODINE; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORATION; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79960751936     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2011.595041     Document Type: Article

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