A Prospective Study of Epidemiological Features and Microbiological Diagnosis of Cases of Keratitis Attending Ophthalmology Department in a Tertiary Care Centre
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
AIM- To determine the epidemiological features and to find out the common causative organism in 50 cases of corneal ulcer. Materials and MethodS: A prospective study was carried out on 50 patients. Corneal swabs and scrapings were collected from all the patients. Direct examination of the sample was done by potassium hydroxide wet mount and gram stained smear and then inoculated onto blood agar, Mac Conkey agar and sabouraud’ dextrose agar media. Identification of growth was done based on its macroscopic and microscopic features. Bacterial colonies were identified by Gram staining. Results: Out of 50 cases of corneal ulcer, 74% cases were found to be culture positive in which fungi were more frequently isolated than bacteria .Staphylococcus aureus and Aspergillus spp were the most frequent bacterium and fungus. Conclusion : S.Aureus and Aspergillus Spp were the most common isolate to be associated with corneal ulcer and the incidence was higher in males of rural population, especially farmers, who were predisposed to vegetative matter injury.
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Dr. Neha Adlakha
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