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Volume 12 Issue 3 ( July-September ) 2023

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Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Bacterial and Fungal Suspected Corneal Ulcer
Archana, Rajnath Singh, Ranjan Kumar Srivastava

Background: The present study was conducted to evaluate the clinical and microbiological profile of bacterial and fungal suspected corneal ulcer. Material and methods: This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical and microbiological profile of bacterial and fungal suspected corneal ulcer. Qualified resident physicians used a pretested structured questionnaire to collect information on each participant's sociodemographic characteristics, potential risk factors, as well as clinical results. We gathered clinical information and noted the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Every patient had a complete biomicroscopic slit-lamp examination, with the cornea receiving particular attention. The location, size, kind, and margins of the corneal ulcer, as well as any satellite lesions, corneal vascularization, and hypopyon, were all evaluated and recorded. Results: This research included a total of 100 cases of suspected bacterial and fungal corneal ulcers. The mean age of the participants was 35 years, and most of them were between 18 and 50 years of age (85%). By occupation, the majority of participants were male (80%) and farmers (75%). Almost 90% of the cases were from rural areas. Around 78% of respondents had no formal schooling. Relatively larger numbers of cases were observed between April and July (59%). Conclusion: Trauma was the most common risk factor for infected corneal ulcers. Fungi were the most common microbiological isolate discovered from all corneal ulcer cases that were also accompanied by bacterial development.

 
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