Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Pediatric Fungal Keratitis
In the current study, ocular trauma was the leading cause of fungal keratitis in the pediatric age group. <i>Fusarium</i> was the most common organism. Voriconazole was the preferred antifungal drug. Surgical treatment was necessary in two-thirds of the eyes.
Authors
- Yanling Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-1854)
- Vishal Jhanji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4429-2004)
- Huabo Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-9947)
- Bi Ning Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4308-3729)
- Jing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-7874)
- Lixin Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8117-2067)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Shandong Eye Hospital (CN)
- Shandong First Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s507178
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.41