Serratia Marcescens Keratitis.

Ahn, Gisu; Hahn, Young Ho; Lee, Ha Bum

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2002;43(4):658-664.
Published online April 1, 2002.

Serratia Marcescens Keratitis.

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Korea. young@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
²Department of Ophthalmology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, Korea.

Serratia marcescens 각막염

안기수 ( Gisu Ahn ) , 한영호 ( Young Ho Hahn ) , 이하범 ( Ha Bum Lee )

Abstract

PURPOSE
Serratia marcescens keratitis is relatively common among the various bacterial corneal infections and has been known to be associated with contact lens wear. The authors performed a study to identify the risk factors, clinical features and treatment results. METHODS: Epidemiologic study was prospectively performed under the identical protocol from May 1995 to April 2000 in 11 hospitals. RESULTS: Twenty cases of Serratia marcescens keratitis were diagnosed. Contact lens wear was involved in Serratia marcescens keratitis in 90%. The highest age prevalence was in the thirties(45%). The majority of them were students(30%) and office workers(30%). CONCLUSIONS: The principle risk factor of Serratia marcescens keratitis in this study was contact lens wear. The proper use of contact lens and education on it's complications may play an important role in reducing the incidence rate of Serratia marcescens keratitis.

Key Words: Contact lens wear;Epidemiology;Serratia marcescens keratitis