Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2011
Voriconazole versus natamycin as primary treatment in fungal corneal ulcers.
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Arora Ritu, Gupta Deepa, Goyal Jawaharlal, Kaur Ravinder
Аннотация
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the efficacy of topical 1% voriconazole versus 5% natamycin in treatment of fungal corneal ulcers.
DESIGN: A prospective, randomized pilot study in a tertiary care hospital.
PARTICIPANTS: Thirty patients of microbiologically proven fungal keratitis divided randomly in two groups of 15 patients each.
METHODS: Two groups were treated with either 5% natamycin (group A) or 1% voriconazole (group B) topically as a primary treatment for fungal keratitis. The mean size, depth of infiltrate and LogMAR visual acuity at presentation were comparable in both groups (P > 0.05). Patients were followed up for minimum of 10 weeks or till complete resolution of ulcer, whichever was later. Cultures to identify the causative organisms were performed.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Time of resolution of the ulcer.
RESULTS: Twenty-nine of the total 30 patients showed complete resolution. Average time of resolution and gain in LogMAR visual acuity was 24.3 days and 1.12 in group A and 27.2 days and 0.77 in group B. These were comparable in the two groups (P > 0.05%). Aspergillus spp. (40%) and Curvularia spp. (30.0%) were found to be most common isolates.
CONCLUSION: Topical 1% voriconazole was found to be safe and effective drug in primary management of fungal keratitis, its efficacy matching conventional natamycin. There was no added advantage of using topical 1% voriconazole over topical natamycin as primary treatment in fungal keratitis.
DESIGN: A prospective, randomized pilot study in a tertiary care hospital.
PARTICIPANTS: Thirty patients of microbiologically proven fungal keratitis divided randomly in two groups of 15 patients each.
METHODS: Two groups were treated with either 5% natamycin (group A) or 1% voriconazole (group B) topically as a primary treatment for fungal keratitis. The mean size, depth of infiltrate and LogMAR visual acuity at presentation were comparable in both groups (P > 0.05). Patients were followed up for minimum of 10 weeks or till complete resolution of ulcer, whichever was later. Cultures to identify the causative organisms were performed.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Time of resolution of the ulcer.
RESULTS: Twenty-nine of the total 30 patients showed complete resolution. Average time of resolution and gain in LogMAR visual acuity was 24.3 days and 1.12 in group A and 27.2 days and 0.77 in group B. These were comparable in the two groups (P > 0.05%). Aspergillus spp. (40%) and Curvularia spp. (30.0%) were found to be most common isolates.
CONCLUSION: Topical 1% voriconazole was found to be safe and effective drug in primary management of fungal keratitis, its efficacy matching conventional natamycin. There was no added advantage of using topical 1% voriconazole over topical natamycin as primary treatment in fungal keratitis.
Предметные рубрики MeSH
Administration, TopicalAdultAntifungal AgentsCorneal UlcerDouble-Blind MethodEye Infections, FungalFemaleFungiHumansMaleMicrobiological TechniquesMiddle AgedMycosesNatamycinOphthalmic SolutionsPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesPyrimidinesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTriazolesVisual AcuityVoriconazole