Infectious keratitis in Western New York: a 10-year review of patient demographics, clinical management, and treatment failure
Caroline Maretz, Jason Atlas, Shalini Shah, Michael B. Sohn, Rachel A. F. Wozniak · 2024
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Description
Caroline Maretz and four co-authors published a 2024 review of infectious keratitis, a sight-threatening infection of the cornea, in western New York. They gathered ten years of cases at the University of Rochester, 935 in all, and tracked patient traits, care, and outcomes. The study focused on treatment failure, defined as healing that took over two weeks or needed surgery, and on who got cultures or surgery.
Older age, a prior corneal transplant, severe vision loss at arrival, and large ulcers all predicted failure. Fungal and protozoan infections also failed more often. Patients living far away arrived with worse ulcers and needed surgery more. Black patients received corneal cultures less often than White patients. The authors offer the regional picture as a guide for spotting risky cases early.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Caroline Maretz, Jason Atlas, Shalini Shah, Michael B. Sohn, Rachel A. F. Wozniak |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |