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Bacterial infection of eye

MedGen UID:
4626
•Concept ID:
C0015404
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bacterial Eye Infection; Bacterial Eye Infections; Bacterial Ocular Infection; Bacterial Ocular Infections; Eye Infection, Bacterial; Eye Infections, Bacterial; Infection, Bacterial Eye; Infections, Bacterial Eye; Infections, Bacterial Ocular; Ocular Infection, Bacterial; Ocular Infections, Bacterial
SNOMED CT: Bacterial infection of eye (128984004)

Definition

Infections in the inner or external eye caused by microorganisms belonging to several families of bacteria. Some of the more common genera found are Haemophilus, Neisseria, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Chlamydia. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Update on the Management of Infectious Keratitis.
Austin A, Lietman T, Rose-Nussbaumer J
Ophthalmology 2017 Nov;124(11):1678-1689. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.012. PMID: 28942073Free PMC Article
Conjunctivitis: a systematic review of diagnosis and treatment.
Azari AA, Barney NP
JAMA 2013 Oct 23;310(16):1721-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.280318. PMID: 24150468Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of red eye in primary care.
Cronau H, Kankanala RR, Mauger T
Am Fam Physician 2010 Jan 15;81(2):137-44. PMID: 20082509

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ocular syphilis.
Tsan GL, Claiborne RT
Clin Exp Optom 2021 Sep;104(7):756-759. Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.1906848. PMID: 33831337
Orbital cellulitis.
Tsirouki T, Dastiridou AI, Ibánez Flores N, Cerpa JC, Moschos MM, Brazitikos P, Androudi S
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Aug;63(4):534-553. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.12.001. PMID: 29248536
Bleb-related infection revisited: a literature review.
Yassin SA
Acta Ophthalmol 2016 Mar;94(2):122-34. Epub 2015 Aug 6 doi: 10.1111/aos.12805. PMID: 26249675
Pediatric Acute Dacryocystitis.
Ali MJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Sep-Oct;31(5):341-7. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000472. PMID: 25856337
Ocular bartonellosis.
Cunningham ET, Koehler JE
Am J Ophthalmol 2000 Sep;130(3):340-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00573-0. PMID: 11020414

Diagnosis

Ocular syphilis.
Tsan GL, Claiborne RT
Clin Exp Optom 2021 Sep;104(7):756-759. Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.1906848. PMID: 33831337
Orbital cellulitis.
Tsirouki T, Dastiridou AI, Ibánez Flores N, Cerpa JC, Moschos MM, Brazitikos P, Androudi S
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Aug;63(4):534-553. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.12.001. PMID: 29248536
Chlamydial eye infections: Current perspectives.
Satpathy G, Behera HS, Ahmed NH
Indian J Ophthalmol 2017 Feb;65(2):97-102. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_870_16. PMID: 28345563Free PMC Article
Pediatric Acute Dacryocystitis.
Ali MJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Sep-Oct;31(5):341-7. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000472. PMID: 25856337
Post-streptococcal uveitis.
Gallagher MJ, Muqit MM, Jones D, Gavin M
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2006 Jun;84(3):424-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00594.x. PMID: 16704712

Therapy

Endophthalmitis in HIV Infection.
Tsirouki T, Steffen J, Dastiridou A, Praidou A, Androudi S
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2020 Oct 2;28(7):1060-1065. Epub 2020 Jan 16 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1699580. PMID: 31944150
Orbital cellulitis.
Tsirouki T, Dastiridou AI, Ibánez Flores N, Cerpa JC, Moschos MM, Brazitikos P, Androudi S
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Aug;63(4):534-553. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.12.001. PMID: 29248536
Update on the Management of Infectious Keratitis.
Austin A, Lietman T, Rose-Nussbaumer J
Ophthalmology 2017 Nov;124(11):1678-1689. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.012. PMID: 28942073Free PMC Article
Bleb-related infection revisited: a literature review.
Yassin SA
Acta Ophthalmol 2016 Mar;94(2):122-34. Epub 2015 Aug 6 doi: 10.1111/aos.12805. PMID: 26249675
Ocular bartonellosis.
Cunningham ET, Koehler JE
Am J Ophthalmol 2000 Sep;130(3):340-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00573-0. PMID: 11020414

Prognosis

Ocular syphilis.
Furtado JM, Simões M, Vasconcelos-Santos D, Oliver GF, Tyagi M, Nascimento H, Gordon DL, Smith JR
Surv Ophthalmol 2022 Mar-Apr;67(2):440-462. Epub 2021 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.06.003. PMID: 34147542
Endophthalmitis in HIV Infection.
Tsirouki T, Steffen J, Dastiridou A, Praidou A, Androudi S
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2020 Oct 2;28(7):1060-1065. Epub 2020 Jan 16 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1699580. PMID: 31944150
Orbital cellulitis.
Tsirouki T, Dastiridou AI, Ibánez Flores N, Cerpa JC, Moschos MM, Brazitikos P, Androudi S
Surv Ophthalmol 2018 Jul-Aug;63(4):534-553. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.12.001. PMID: 29248536
Primary canaliculitis.
Zaldívar RA, Bradley EA
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2009 Nov-Dec;25(6):481-4. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181b8c185. PMID: 19935254
Post-streptococcal uveitis.
Gallagher MJ, Muqit MM, Jones D, Gavin M
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2006 Jun;84(3):424-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00594.x. PMID: 16704712

Clinical prediction guides

Vision-related quality of life in patients treated for ocular syphilis.
Silva MSF, Arantes TE, Moreto R, Smith JR, Furtado JM
Sci Rep 2023 Aug 17;13(1):13413. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40289-0. PMID: 37591975Free PMC Article
The microbiologic spectrum of dacryocystitis.
Luo B, Li M, Xiang N, Hu W, Liu R, Yan X
BMC Ophthalmol 2021 Jan 11;21(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s12886-020-01792-4. PMID: 33430825Free PMC Article
The role of staphopain a in Staphylococcus aureus keratitis.
Hume EB, Cole N, Khan S, Walsh BJ, Willcox MD
Exp Eye Res 2020 Apr;193:107994. Epub 2020 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.107994. PMID: 32147399
Bacterial Endogenous Endophthalmitis in Bacteremic Inpatients.
Budoff G, Thangamathesvaran L, Zarbin MA, Bhagat N
Ophthalmol Retina 2019 Nov;3(11):971-978. Epub 2019 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2019.06.004. PMID: 31446028
Antibiotic prevention of postcataract endophthalmitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kessel L, Flesner P, Andresen J, Erngaard D, Tendal B, Hjortdal J
Acta Ophthalmol 2015 Jun;93(4):303-17. Epub 2015 Mar 16 doi: 10.1111/aos.12684. PMID: 25779209Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Antibiotics versus placebo for acute bacterial conjunctivitis.
Chen YY, Liu SH, Nurmatov U, van Schayck OC, Kuo IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Mar 13;3(3):CD001211. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001211.pub4. PMID: 36912752Free PMC Article
A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Infectious and Non-infectious Conjunctivitis.
Chan VF, Yong AC, Azuara-Blanco A, Gordon I, Safi S, Lingham G, Evans J, Keel S
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2022 Oct;29(5):473-482. Epub 2021 Aug 29 doi: 10.1080/09286586.2021.1971262. PMID: 34459321
Conjunctivitis: a systematic review of diagnosis and treatment.
Azari AA, Barney NP
JAMA 2013 Oct 23;310(16):1721-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.280318. PMID: 24150468Free PMC Article
Bacterial conjunctivitis.
Epling J
BMJ Clin Evid 2012 Feb 20;2012 PMID: 22348418Free PMC Article
Periorbital necrotising fasciitis.
Lazzeri D, Lazzeri S, Figus M, Tascini C, Bocci G, Colizzi L, Giannotti G, Lorenzetti F, Gandini D, Danesi R, Menichetti F, Del Tacca M, Nardi M, Pantaloni M
Br J Ophthalmol 2010 Dec;94(12):1577-85. Epub 2009 Nov 5 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2009.167486. PMID: 19897473

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