Reprint
Ocular Surface Infection and Antimicrobials
Edited by
December 2022
160 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-6060-1 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-6059-5 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Ocular Surface Infection and Antimicrobials that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Medicine & Pharmacology
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.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
coagulase-negative staphylococci; eye infections; endophthalmitis; keratitis; conjunctivitis; blepharitis; API Staph; Biolog; DNA sequencing; sodA gene; antibiotic susceptibility; bacterial infection; Serratia marcescens; transcription factor; keratitis; ocular surface; epithelium; cornea; metabolomics; ocular infection; predatory bacteria; Bdellovibrio; Micavibrio; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Serratia marcescens; conjunctivitis; keratitis; Enterobacterales; keratitis; infection; cornea; bacteria; stress response system; antibiotic; Staphylococcus aureus; antibiotic resistance; biofilms; antimicrobial peptides; ciprofloxacin; combined effect; Staphylococcus aureus; microbial keratitis; conjunctivitis; corneal infiltrative events; antibiotic susceptibility; MPDS susceptibility; Staphyloccus aureus; MSSA; ocular infection; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; multilocus sequence typing; Panton-Valentine leukocidin; antibiotic resistance; Mel4 peptide; antimicrobial contact lens; extended wear; biocompatibility; comfort; clinical trail; misuse of antibiotics; orthokeratology; contact lens; microbial keratitis; questionnaire; contact lenses; ultraviolet C; keratitis; Pseudomonas; Staphylococcus; Fusarium; Candida; antibiotic resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; ocular infectious isolates; whole genome sequencing; virulence factors; n/a