Ocular Surface Infection and Antimicrobials

• Other Authors: Willcox, Mark (Editor), Stapleton, Fiona (Editor), Dutta, Debarun (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Bacteriology (non-medical); coagulase-negative staphylococci; eye infections; endophthalmitis; keratitis; conjunctivitis; blepharitis; API Staph; Biolog; DNA sequencing; sodA gene; antibiotic susceptibility; bacterial infection; Serratia marcescens; transcription factor; ocular surface; epithelium; cornea; metabolomics; ocular infection; predatory bacteria; Bdellovibrio; Micavibrio; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Enterobacterales; infection; bacteria; stress response system; antibiotic; Staphylococcus aureus; antibiotic resistance; biofilms; antimicrobial peptides; ciprofloxacin; combined effect; microbial keratitis; corneal infiltrative events; MPDS susceptibility; Staphyloccus aureus; MSSA; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; multilocus sequence typing; Panton-Valentine leukocidin; Mel4 peptide; antimicrobial contact lens; extended wear; biocompatibility; comfort; clinical trail; misuse of antibiotics; orthokeratology; contact lens; questionnaire; contact lenses; ultraviolet C; Pseudomonas; Staphylococcus; Fusarium; Candida; ocular infectious isolates; whole genome sequencing; virulence factors; n/a
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Summary

This reprint collates papers from a Special Issue of the journal Antibiotics, which was entitled "Ocular surface Infection and Antimicrobials". The papers cover aspects such as common microbes which cause ocular infections and their susceptibility to antibiotics; how guidelines for antibiotic use can translate to improved patient compliance; how bacteria respond to antibiotics; and lastly, new treatments and ways of preventing ocular surface infections.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (160 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-6059-5
9783036560601
9783036560595

Access

Open Access