Infective Keratitis in Minia Governate

Minia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infective Keratitis

Treatments: Other: antimicrobial treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04894630

61519

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine the microbiological aetiology, epidemiological factors, and clinical profile and treatment outcomes of infective keratitis in Ophthalmology department, Minia University. Egypt

Full description

Prospective, non-randomized, observational clinical series of cases, including 150 patients clinically diagnosed as infective corneal ulcer, attending the Ophthalmology Department - Faculty of Medicine. Minia University, Minia, Egypt. From 2018 to 2020.

Detailed history taking and all clinical findings were collected. Corneal scrapings were obtained from patients and subjected to staining and culture for bacterial and fungal pathogens; Bacterial and fungal growth were identified by standard laboratory procedures.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinically diagnosed as infective corneal ulcer, attending the Ophthalmology Department - Faculty of Medicine - Minia University, Minia, Egypt

Exclusion criteria

• healed keratitis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 1 patient group

infective keratitis

Other group

Description:

150 patients with mean age 30 (range 12 to 85 years), 90 patients (60 %) were males and 60 (40%) were females, clinically diagnosed as infective corneal ulcer, attending the Ophthalmology Department - Faculty of Medicine. Minia University, Minia, Egypt. From 2018 to 2020.

Treatment:

Other: antimicrobial treatment