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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"microbial keratitis"”.
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Epidemiology and microbiology of microbial keratitis in Queensland, Australia
Aim: Guide practitioners’ management of microbial keratitis (MK) by providing epidemiological information to define the disease and trends of MK in Queensland, Australia. Methods: This project studies MK through two databases to define and analyse the disease in Queensland. Databases used were the …
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Elucidating Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence gene regulation by the ribbon-helix-helix transcription factor AmrZ
… patients, including endocarditis, microbial keratitis of the eye, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and chronic lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis. The underlying cause of the severity of these infections is due in part to the arsenal of virulence factors <italic>P. …
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N-acylhomoserine lactone regulation of adhesion and biofilm differentiation in Serratia marcescens MG1
… it is also implicated as a common cause of microbial keratitis. Since many S. marcecens strains are also resistant to multiple antibiotics, this organism represents a growing public health problem. S. marcescens MG1 utilises a regulatory system for regulation of swarming motility and …
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Exploring the potential of UVC in treating superficial corneal infections
Microbial Keratitis (MK) is an acute, sight-threatening corneal infection. First line treatment for bacterial keratitis (BK) comprises topical antibiotics, either a dual therapy of fortified cephalosporin and aminoglycoside, or single fluoroquinolone therapy. Surveys describe increasing bacterial …
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Vip And Host Immunity
… increasing anti-inflammatory cytokines and antimicrobials such as murine beta-defensin2 and 3. </p> <p>We also investigated the expression of TLR-signaling pathways in P. aeruginosa infected corneas with or without VIP treatment. PCR array and real-time RT-PCR data demonstrated that VIP …