Purpose: Patients presenting with presumed infective keratitis were studied to determine
predisposing factors, the current susceptibilities of the bacterial isolates to a range of …

E ditor,—Pythium insidiosum is an unusual but serious ocular pathogen. Although the
organism grows as a mycelium in tissue, it is not a member of the fungal kingdom and its …

A review of 87 cases of microbial keratitis in South Australia was made to determine the
factors which influence the outcome of the disease. The preceding pathology and the extent …

A 3‐year‐old girl from the Northern Territory developed suppurative keratitis after swimming
in pools. A mycelial organism suspected to be Pythium insidiosum was cultured. Treatment …

• A model of bacterial keratitis in rats was developed to quantify the effect of antibiotics and
corticosteroid on the infective process. Corneas were inoculated withStaphylococcus …

Two patients presented with dendritiform epithelial irregularities of the cornea that were
unresponsive to topical acyclovir. Both were soft contact lens wearers who had practiced …

• Acanthamoebakeratitis is a sight-threatening disease that is difficult to treat. The
development of an animal model is necessary for many of the studies required to improve …

Eight commercial topical anaesthetic preparations were tested for their ability to inhibit
microbial growth in vitro by incubating serial dilutions with each of 4 micro-organisms. In …

Background This study examined the prevalence of free‐living Acanthamoeba in domestic
tap water in the greater Sydney region, Australia, and determined any seasonal variation in …

Purpose: To determine the in vitro drug susceptibility of Australian corneal isolates of
Acanthamoeba and to correlate the results with patient treatment and visual outcome …