Ferdinamarie Sharmila, Mini P Singh, Jayanti Shastry, Anil C Phukan, Subashini Kaliaperumal, R K Ratho, Jagat Ram, MadhavJagannath Sathe, Avinash Ingole, DarshanaBabubhai Rathod, Benjamin Nongrum, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Rehnuma Parvez, Vineeta Malik, Muruganandam Nagarajan, Rahul Dhodapkar
PURPOSE: Conjunctivitis is one of the most common ocular conditions in clinical practice. Human adenoviruses have been the common causative agents known to cause epidemic kerato-conjunctivitis (EKC) in India from 1996 to 2019 with a positivity range of 13.8%-65.2%. The current study was initiated to throw light on the distribution of keratoconjunctivitis causing agents across India covering a span of 3 years. METHODS: A total of 709 swabs were collected from patients in viral transport medium (VTM), and real-time PCR was done to identify agents including Adenovirus (HAdV), Enterovirus, HSV, and Chlamydia...
February 5, 2024: Ophthalmic Epidemiology