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8470719

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
We evaluated the efficacy of ciprofloxacin (3 mg/ml) as the sole topical antibiotic used to treat infectious keratitis in 14 patients. We compared the ciprofloxacin-treated group to a retrospective control group of 30 consecutive culture-positive patients treated with conventional therapy in which cefazolin (50 mg/ml) and fortified gentamicin sulfate (9.1 mg/ml) solutions were used. We found no remarkable difference between the control group and the ciprofloxacin-treated group regarding patient age, risk factors, need for hospitalization, and virulence of organism isolated. The average time to healing in culture-positive ciprofloxacin-treated patients was 34 +/- 33 days vs 45 +/- 71 days in the control group and this difference was not statistically significant. The duration of antibiotic therapy in the culture-positive ciprofloxacin-treated group was 27 +/- 15 days vs 33 +/- 50 days in the control group. Four of the 30 control patients required modification of their antibiotic regimen, whereas no ciprofloxacin-treated patient required a change. Ciprofloxacin appears to be an effective single agent in the treatment of ulcerative keratitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-9394
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
471-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of topical ciprofloxacin to conventional antibiotic therapy in the treatment of ulcerative keratitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Krieger Eye Institute, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, MD 21215.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports, Multicenter Study