PURPOSE: To report an increase in culture-positive contact lens-associated fungal keratitis. DESIGN: Retrospective, cross-sectional laboratory study. METHODS: Microbiology records of culture-positive fungal keratitis cases from January 2004 to December 2005 were reviewed. RESULTS: Recovery of fungal pathogens among wearers of contact lenses increased from 26.7% (eight of 30) to 50% (18 of 36) of isolates in 2005. Fusarium species (66 of 122, 54.1%) were the most frequent fungal pathogens. Soft contact lens wear among the Fusarium cases more than doubled (seven of 30, 23.3%, vs 17 of 36, 47.7%, P = .046) from 2004 to 2005. CONCLUSIONS: Contact lens wear may be a risk factor in fungal keratitis.
PURPOSE: To report an increase in culture-positive contact lens-associated fungal keratitis. DESIGN: Retrospective, cross-sectional laboratory study. METHODS: Microbiology records of culture-positive fungal keratitis cases from January 2004 to December 2005 were reviewed. RESULTS: Recovery of fungal pathogens among wearers of contact lenses increased from 26.7% (eight of 30) to 50% (18 of 36) of isolates in 2005. Fusarium species (66 of 122, 54.1%) were the most frequent fungal pathogens. Soft contact lens wear among the Fusarium cases more than doubled (seven of 30, 23.3%, vs 17 of 36, 47.7%, P = .046) from 2004 to 2005. CONCLUSIONS: Contact lens wear may be a risk factor in fungal keratitis.
Authors: Namperumalsamy V Prajna; Jeena Mascarenhas; Tiruvengada Krishnan; P Ravindranath Reddy; Lalitha Prajna; Muthiah Srinivasan; C M Vaitilingam; Kevin C Hong; Salena M Lee; Stephen D McLeod; Michael E Zegans; Travis C Porco; Thomas M Lietman; Nisha R Acharya Journal: Arch Ophthalmol Date: 2010-06
Authors: Catherine Q Sun; N Venkatesh Prajna; Tiruvengada Krishnan; Jeena Mascarenhas; Revathi Rajaraman; Muthiah Srinivasan; Anita Raghavan; Kieran S O'Brien; Kathryn J Ray; Stephen D McLeod; Travis C Porco; Nisha R Acharya; Thomas M Lietman Journal: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci Date: 2013-06-14 Impact factor: 4.799