Clinical Aspects of Infectious Keratitis in Western Gyeongsangnamdo, Republic of Korea

Mi-Hwa Park; Woong-Sun Yoo; Gyu-Nam Kim; Yong-Wun Cho; Seong-Wook Seo; Seong-Jae Kim

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Park, Yoo, Kim, Cho, Seo, and Kim: Clinical Aspects of Infectious Keratitis in Western Gyeongsangnamdo, Republic of Korea

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2019; 60(8): 731-739.

Published online: 20 August 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2019.60.8.731

Clinical Aspects of Infectious Keratitis in Western Gyeongsangnamdo, Republic of Korea

Mi-Hwa Park, MD^1,², Woong-Sun Yoo, MD^1,^2,³, Gyu-Nam Kim, MD^1,^2,³, Yong-Wun Cho, MD^1,², Seong-Wook Seo, MD, PhD^1,^2,³, Seong-Jae Kim, MD, PhD^1,^2,³

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.

²Department of Ophthalmology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.

³Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to Seong-Jae Kim, MD, PhD. Department of Ophthalmology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, #79 Gangnam-ro, Jinju 52727, Korea. Tel: 82-55-750-8171, Fax: 82-55-758-4158, maya12kim@naver.com

Received 10 January 2019 Revised 1 April 2019 Accepted 18 July 2019

The Korean Ophthalmological Society

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Abstract

Purpose

We investigated the regional characteristics and trends in causative agents, clinical features, and antibiotic susceptibility in infectious keratitis in western Gyeongnam province.

Methods

This retrospective chart review included 551 eyes of 551 patients with infectious keratitis, who were referred to our center from January 2004 to December 2017. The period of this study was divided into two terms of 7 years before and after 2011 to analyze the changes in causative organisms and antibiotic susceptibilities and to investigate the clinical features and regional characteristics in western Gyeongnam province.

Results

The most common occupation among patients was farming; the mean time taken for initial treatment was 8.6 days. The culture positivity rate was 35.8%, the most commonly isolated microorganisms were Staphylococcus epidermidis (14.5%) for Gram-positive bacteria and Pseudomona aeruginosa (13.5%) for Gram-negative bacteria. The distribution of culture-positive organisms before and after 2011 did not show any significant difference, but the increase in resistance to second and third generation quinolones was significantly greater in Gram-positive bacteria after 2011. There was no significant difference in clinical characteristics before and after 2011, but the hospital stay duration and treatment needs were significantly reduced.

Conclusions

This was a large-scale study analyzing the clinical features of infectious keratitis in western Gyeognam province over a 14-year period. The results will help us understand the characteristics, microbiology, and community in infectious keratitis by analyzing patients referred to tertiary centers.

Keywords: Antibiotic, Keratitis, Western Gyeongnam

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and clinical aspects

Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation (range).

Table 2

Cause of infectious keratitis

Values are presented as number (%).

^*Percentage in trauma group.

Table 3

Demographics and clinical results before and after 2011

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).

D = diopter; BCVA = best corrected visual acuity; LogMAR = logarithm of minimal angle of resolution.

^*Mann-Whitney U test; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 4

Cultured isolates from corneal scrapes

Values are presented as number (%).

Table 5

Comparisons of cultured isolates before and after 2011

Values are presented as number (%).

Table 6

Antimicrobial resistance of Gram-positive isolates

^*χ²-test; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 7

Antimicrobial resistance of overall Gram-negative isolates

TMP/SMX = trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

^*χ²-test; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Table 8

Surgical interventions in patients with infectious keratitis

Values are presented as number (%).

^*χ²-test; ^†Fisher's exact test.

Notes

^{Conflicts of Interest} The authors have no conflicts to disclose.

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