Nine years′ review on preseptal and orbital cellulitis and emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureus in a tertiary hospital in India
| Autor: | Vasudev Anand Rao, Datta Gulnar Pandian, A Anjali, Renuka Srinivasan, A Chaitra, Ramesh K Babu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Microbiological culture Adolescent genetic structures medicine.drug_class Antibiotics India Context (language use) medicine.disease_cause Anthrax Young Adult prethreshold retinopathy of prematurity lcsh:Ophthalmology orbital cellulitis medicine Myopia Humans retinopathy of prematurity Blood culture survey Child medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus screening Middle Aged Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus eye diseases Surgery Community-Acquired Infections Hospitalization Ophthalmology Staphylococcus aureus lcsh:RE1-994 Cellulitis Child Preschool Original Article Female Orbital cellulitis business preseptal cellulitis |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 59, Iss 6, Pp 431-435 (2011) Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
| ISSN: | 1998-3689 0301-4738 |
| Popis: | Context: Preseptal cellulitis is the commonest orbital disease which frequently needs to be differentiated from orbital cellulitis. Prompt diagnosis and treatment with appropriate antibiotics can prevent vision loss and life-threatening complications of orbital cellulitis. Aims: To describe the clinical profile of cases with preseptal and orbital cellulitis admitted to a tertiary care hospital during a period of nine years. The causative organisms and the clinical outcome were analyzed. Settings and Design : Retrospective descriptive case study done in a tertiary care hospital in South India. Material and Methods: The in-patient records of patients with preseptal and orbital cellulitis were reviewed from 1998 to 2006. The factors reviewed included ocular findings aiding in the distinction of the two clinical conditions, the duration of symptoms, the duration of hospital stay, microbiological culture report of pus or wound swab, blood culture, drugs used for treatment, the response to therapy and complications. Statistical Analysis Used: Descriptive analysis. Results: One hundred and ten cases, 77 patients with preseptal cellulitis and 33 patients with orbital cellulitis were reviewed. Five percent of children and 21% of adults presented with cutaneous anthrax contributing to preseptal cellulitis. Thirty-nine percent cases with orbital cellulitis were caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Conclusions: This study has helped in identifying organisms which cause orbital infections, especially community-acquired MRSA. It indicates the need for modifying our empirical antimicrobial therapy, especially in orbital cellulitis. |
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