Demographic and Microbiological Profile of Corneal Ulcers in Eastern India
Fungal corneal ulcers are more common compared to bacterial ulcers in eastern India, particularly eastern UP and Bihar. This article highlights the importance of microbial testing and provides insight into the prevalent organisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in this geographic location, the knowledge of which will help clinicians in the appropriate management of these cases.
Authors
- Sarswati
- Diksha Sareen
- Ritu Dixit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5278-698X)
- Abhishek Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-9669)
- Neha Shilpy
- Govind V Khalkho
- Harshita Lal
Institutions
- City Eye Centre (AU)
- Federal State Scientific Institution Research Institute of Eye Diseases (RU)
- Indian Institute of Technology BHU (IN)
- Banaras Hindu University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.67259
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00