Jornal de Oftalmologia Clínica e Experimental
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Bacterial Keratitis Risk Factors, Pathogens and Antibiotic Susceptibilities: A 5- Year Review of Cases at Dubai hospital, Dubai

Mohamed Mahmoud Elhanan, Anju Nabi, Fouad Tayara, Mouza Alsharhan

Objective: Microbial keratitis a one sight threatening infection a di cornea. It incidence have been increased inna di past few years, wid di contact lens wear as di major risk factor. Inna di past few years ada risk factors dem come up inna light tu. Wi did a aim fi present a 5-year study weh did a comprise a 37 patients wid microbial keratitis weh did gi only positive culture; ada cases wid negative cultures did exclude.

Methods: Local microbiology database an retrospective audit a patients (who did have a corneal scraping fi culture ova a 5-year period) medical records dem did use inna dis study.

Results: Wi find out seh inna wi study also contact lens wear a di major risk factor fi microbial keratitis. Pseudomonas aeruginosa was di most widely recognized causative organism isolated, present inna 37% a di patient's cultures. Wi find an association between risk factors fi keratitis an variables collectively using multivariate analysis (p value<0.001), an an association a age wid di risk factor fi keratitis pan performing separate ANOVA fi each variable (p value<0.001).

Conclusion: Dis study ago help di clinical management a patients wid keratitis an ago raise awareness a sufficient lens care an disinfection practices.