| Clinical Analysis of Bacterial Keratitis According to Culture Positivity. |
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Doyeon Kim, Chan Ho Cho, Sang Bumm Lee |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. sbummlee@ynu.ac.kr |
| 배양 양성 여부에 따른 세균각막염의 임상분석 |
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김도연 · 조찬호 · 이상범 |
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영남대학교 의과대학 안과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Sang-Bumm Lee, MD, PhD
Email: sbummlee@ynu.ac.kr |
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Received: 9 May 2019 • Revised: 28 May 2019 • Accepted: 23 October 2019 |
| Abstract |
PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical aspects of inpatients with bacterial keratitis according to culture positivity. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of 98 cases of inpatients with bacterial keratitis who were treated between January 2011 and December 2016 in Yeungnam University Hospital. Epidemiology, predisposing factors, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcomes were compared between culture positive (CP, 39 eyes) and culture negative (CN, 59 eyes) groups. Risk factors for poor clinical outcome were evaluated in the total cohort and analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: Pseudomonas spp. (31%) and Staphylococcus spp. (24%) were common in the CP group. There were no significant differences in previous ocular surface disease, contact lens wear, or hypopyon between the two groups. Epithelial defect size ≥5 mm² (51%:31%, p = 0.04) and initial visual acuity <0.1 (Snellen) (51%:31%, p = 0.04) were significantly higher in the CP group than in the CN group. Epithelial healing time ≥14 days (18%:5%, p = 0.08) and poor clinical outcome (28%:20%, p = 0.37) were more common in the CP group than in the CN group. Risk factors for poor clinical outcome were previous ocular surface disease (odds ratio [OR] = 11.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.01–63.41, p = 0.006) and previous ocular surgery (OR = 6.98, 95% CI = 1.51–32.20, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The CP group showed relatively worse initial clinical characteristics than the CN group. Treatment outcomes were slightly worse in the CP group than in the CN group; however, this difference was not statistically significant. Previous ocular surface disease and previous ocular surgery were associated with poor clinical outcome. |
| Key Words:
Bacterial infection;Corneal ulcer;Keratitis |
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