Darren Shu Jeng Ting
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Fungal Keratitis in the United Kingdom 2011–2020: A 10-Year Study
Ting, Darren Shu Jeng; Galal, Mohamed; Kulkarni, Bina; Elalfy, Mohamed S.; Lake, Damian; Hamada, Samer; Said, Dalia G.; Dua, Harminder S.
Authors
Mohamed Galal
Bina Kulkarni
Mohamed S. Elalfy
Damian Lake
Samer Hamada
Dalia G. Said
HARMINDER DUA HARMINDER.DUA@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Abstract
Fungal keratitis (FK) is a serious ocular infection that often poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. This study aimed to examine the causes, clinical characteristics, out-comes, and prognostic factors of FK in the UK. All culture-positive and culture-negative presumed FK (with complete data) that presented to Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, and the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, between 2011 and 2020 were included. We included 117 patients (n = 117 eyes) with FK in this study. The mean age was 59.0 ± 19.6 years (range, 4–92 years) and 51.3% of patients were female. Fifty-three fungal isolates were identified from 52 (44.4%) culture-positive cases, with Candida spp. (33, 62.3%), Fusarium spp. (9, 17.0%), and Aspergillus spp. (5, 9.4%) being the most common organisms. Ocular surface disease (60, 51.3%), prior corneal surgery (44, 37.6%), and systemic immunosuppression (42, 35.9%) were the three most common risk factors. Hospitalisation for intensive treatment was required for 95 (81.2%) patients, with a duration of 18.9 ± 16.3 days. Sixty-six (56.4%) patients required additional surgical interventions for eradicating the infection. Emergency therapeutic/tectonic keratoplasty was performed in 29 (24.8%) cases, though 13 (44.8%) of them failed at final follow-up. The final corrected-distance-visual-acuity (CDVA) was 1.67 ± 1.08 logMAR. Multivariable logistic regression analyses demonstrated increased age, large infiltrate size (>3 mm), and poor presenting CDVA (<1.0 logMAR) as significant negative predictive factors for poor visual outcome (CDVA of <1.0 logMAR) and poor corneal healing (>60 days of healing time or occurrence of corneal perforation requiring emergency keratoplasty; all p < 0.05). In conclusion, FK represents a difficult-to-treat ocular infection that often results in poor visual outcomes, with a high need for surgical interventions. Innovative treatment strategies are urgently required to tackle this unmet need.
Citation
Ting, D. S. J., Galal, M., Kulkarni, B., Elalfy, M. S., Lake, D., Hamada, S., …Dua, H. S. (2021). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Fungal Keratitis in the United Kingdom 2011–2020: A 10-Year Study. Journal of Fungi, 7(11), Article 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7110966
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 8, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 12, 2021 |
Publication Date | Nov 12, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Nov 17, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 17, 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Fungi |
Print ISSN | 2309-608X |
Electronic ISSN | 2309-608X |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 11 |
Article Number | 966 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7110966 |
Keywords | Plant Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Microbiology (medical) |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6728200 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/11/966 |
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