{
    "abstract": "Fungal keratitis is relatively rare in children. This study aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of pediatric fungal keratitis.\nA retrospective review of medical records was conducted for children (aged <18 years) diagnosed with fungal keratitis from 1996 to 2021. Demographic features, etiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcomes were collected.\nForty-seven children (48 eyes) were included (31 males, 16 females). The mean age of onset was 11.8\u00b14.1 (range: 1-17) years. The leading cause of fungal keratitis was trauma including dust or ocular foreign body (29.2%) and vegetative matter (25.0%). \nIn the current study, ocular trauma was the leading cause of fungal keratitis in the pediatric age group. ",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Eye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nState Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nSchool of Ophthalmology, Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.",
            "firstname": "Jing",
            "initials": "J",
            "lastname": "Zhang"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Eye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nState Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nSchool of Ophthalmology, Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.",
            "firstname": "Huabo",
            "initials": "H",
            "lastname": "Chen"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.",
            "firstname": "Vishal",
            "initials": "V",
            "lastname": "Jhanji"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Eye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nState Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nSchool of Ophthalmology, Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.",
            "firstname": "Bining",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Zhang"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Eye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nState Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nSchool of Ophthalmology, Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.",
            "firstname": "Lixin",
            "initials": "L",
            "lastname": "Xie"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Eye Institute of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nState Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.\nSchool of Ophthalmology, Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.",
            "firstname": "Yanling",
            "initials": "Y",
            "lastname": "Dong"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": "In the current study, ocular trauma was the leading cause of fungal keratitis in the pediatric age group. ",
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 2025 Zhang et al.",
    "doi": "10.2147/IDR.S507178\n10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.05.035\n10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-308034\n10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-310119\n10.1186/1755-7682-5-2\n10.1155/2022/5744008\n10.4103/ijo.IJO_3403_20\n10.1111/ijlh.13768\n10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30448-5\n10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.03.072\n10.1016/j.ajo.2008.04.019\n10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.07.010\n10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-307631\n10.1097/00003226-200201000-00008\n10.1136/bjo.85.9.1070\n10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.07.034\n10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5\n10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30211-7\n10.3109/03009734.2011.622812",
    "journal": "Infection and drug resistance",
    "keywords": [
        "children",
        "fungi",
        "keratitis",
        "outcomes",
        "treatment"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-03-10",
    "pubmed_id": "40059941\n16935335\n27030278\n28298316\n22281066\n36281463\n34571609\n34816610\n33645500\n17588665\n18547535\n35918016\n26917675\n11805504\n11520759\n17919731\n31986264\n32007143\n27559290\n18070528\n22283425",
    "results": "Forty-seven children (48 eyes) were included (31 males, 16 females). The mean age of onset was 11.8\u00b14.1 (range: 1-17) years. The leading cause of fungal keratitis was trauma including dust or ocular foreign body (29.2%) and vegetative matter (25.0%). ",
    "title": "Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Pediatric Fungal Keratitis.",
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}