Ibrahim Inan Harbiyeli1, Oguzhan Oruz2, Elif Erdem3, Burcu Cam3, Mehtap Demirkazik4, Arbil Acikalin5, Filiz Kibar6, Macit Ilkit7, Fugen Yarkin8, Meltem Yagmur3. 1. School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. inanharbiyeli@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Muradiye State Hospital, Van, Turkey. 3. School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. 4. School of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. 5. School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. 6. School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. 7. School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Division of Mycology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. 8. School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Division of Virology, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to compare the predisposing factors, clinical findings, treatment results, and prognosis for polymicrobial keratitis. METHODS: In this retrospective comparative case study, we identified the cases of polymicrobial keratitis from the microbiological records (n = 649) at Balcalı Hospital, Çukurova University (Adana, Turkey; October 2010-2018). We included all the cases of infectious keratitis with two different types of microbial agents and grouped them as follows: group 1 (n = 25), bacterium-fungus coexistence; group 2 (n = 12), herpes simplex virus (HSV) or Acanthamoeba with bacterial infection; and group 3 (n = 7), HSV or Acanthamoeba with fungal infection. We compared the clinical and microbiological characteristics, and treatment outcomes among the groups. RESULTS: In our study, we found that 44 infectious keratitis cases (6.7%) were of polymicrobial nature. The mean follow-up period was 11.4 ± 17.8 months. In total, 17 different bacteria along with 3 different fungi, HSV, and Acanthamoeba were isolated. The most common bacterium was Staphylococcus epidermidis (25%). Most of the fungal pathogens were filamentous. Patients with initial treatment failure and requiring surgical intervention had larger infiltrates (p = 0.023, p = 0.003, respectively) than other patients. Older age was associated with delayed recovery and poor visual prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: Bacterial-fungus coexistence is the most common combination among patients, but other combinations should also be considered for suspected polymicrobial etiology. The corneal infiltrate size may be an important indicator of the course of disease and response to treatment. A closer and longer follow-up period should be planned for older patients.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to compare the predisposing factors, clinical findings, treatment results, and prognosis for polymicrobial keratitis. METHODS: In this retrospective comparative case study, we identified the cases of polymicrobial keratitis from the microbiological records (n = 649) at Balcalı Hospital, Çukurova University (Adana, Turkey; October 2010-2018). We included all the cases of infectious keratitis with two different types of microbial agents and grouped them as follows: group 1 (n = 25), bacterium-fungus coexistence; group 2 (n = 12), herpes simplex virus (HSV) or Acanthamoeba with bacterial infection; and group 3 (n = 7), HSV or Acanthamoeba with fungal infection. We compared the clinical and microbiological characteristics, and treatment outcomes among the groups. RESULTS: In our study, we found that 44 infectious keratitis cases (6.7%) were of polymicrobial nature. The mean follow-up period was 11.4 ± 17.8 months. In total, 17 different bacteria along with 3 different fungi, HSV, and Acanthamoeba were isolated. The most common bacterium was Staphylococcus epidermidis (25%). Most of the fungal pathogens were filamentous. Patients with initial treatment failure and requiring surgical intervention had larger infiltrates (p = 0.023, p = 0.003, respectively) than other patients. Older age was associated with delayed recovery and poor visual prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: Bacterial-fungus coexistence is the most common combination among patients, but other combinations should also be considered for suspected polymicrobial etiology. The corneal infiltrate size may be an important indicator of the course of disease and response to treatment. A closer and longer follow-up period should be planned for older patients.
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