Distribution of Microbial Keratitis After Penetrating Keratoplasty According to Early and Late Postoperative Periods
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology - Year 2020, Vol 50, Issue 4
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of microbial agents in the early and late postoperative periods in patients with microbial keratitis (MK) after penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Materials and Methods: The records of 36 patients who were clinically diagnosed as having MK after PK were retrospectively reviewed. Culture results were obtained from microbiology records and the organisms that were produced were noted. A case was deemed as viral keratitis based on the clinical appearance, negative cultures, and response to antiviral treatment. Keratitis development times were evaluated in 2 categories: early (within the first year) and late (after year 1) postoperative period. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to compare numerical variables that did not show normal distribution and chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. Results: The majority of MK cases were of bacterial origin (55.5%, n=20), followed by viral (41.7%, n=15) and fungal (2.8%, n=1). Of the 15 cases of early postoperative MK, 10 were bacterial, 4 were viral, and 1 was fungal; however, among cases of late postoperative MK, 10 were bacterial and 11 were viral. The majority (65%) of early and late bacterial infections were caused by gram-positive strains (most commonly staphylococci). Gram-positive bacteria caused keratitis significantly earlier than gram-negative bacteria (p=0.037). Viral and gram-negative bacterial MK was more frequent in the late postoperative period, but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: In our study, bacterial keratitis was more common in post-keratoplasty MK than viral and fungal keratitis. Gram-positive bacteria were the most common causative agents. The increased incidence of gram-negative bacterial agents and viral keratitis in the late postoperative period can be explained by long-term topical steroid use.
Authors and Affiliations
Onur Özalp, Eray Atalay, Zülfiye Köktaş, Nilgün Yıldırım
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