Open AccessAssociation Between Season, Temperature and Causative Organism in Microbial Keratitis in the UK
Author(s) -
Andrew Walkden,
Catherine Fullwood,
Shi Zhuan Tan,
Leon Au,
Malcolm Armstrong,
Arun Brahma,
Jaya D. Chidambaram,
Fiona Carley
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cornea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.274
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1536-4798
pISSN - 0277-3740
DOI - 10.1097/ico.0000000000001748
Subject(s) - organism , keratitis , association (psychology) , causative , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , genetics , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , psychotherapist , verb
Microbial keratitis (MK) is a major cause of corneal blindness worldwide. Variations in season and temperature can affect MK incidence due to specific causative organisms; however, few studies have examined these factors in the UK.