Microbiological Keratitis in a Countryside City of Brazil

Epidemiologic Characteristics, Predisposing Factors and Microbiological Profile of Infectious Corneal Ulcers in Two Referral Centers in a Countryside City of Brazil

The purpose of this study is to identify the predisposing factors, epidemiological features and clinical and microbiological diagnosis of infectious keratitis in two public referral centers of ophthalmology in a countryside city of Brazil.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients admitted with clinical suspicious of keratitis from June 2008 to June 2009 (Keratitis group)
• 37 volunteers without any ophthalmologic claim, recruited in the two ophthalmology centers listed (Control study group)

Exclusion Criteria:

• In the Control Study Group, no infectious ocular disease was accepted