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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical manifestations and therapeutic outcomes in acute endophthalmitis

Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Endophthalmitis incidence and clinical characteristics was reported to change during Covid-19 pandemic, due to multiple influencing factors, such as prolonged lockdown periods, persistent immune suppression following Sars-Cov-2 infection, and mask wearing. We conducted a retrospective eight-year study, during January 2016 and December 2023, that aims to investigates the differences in terms of etiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes in cases with acute endophthalmitis, admitted before (2016-2019) and during Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2023). The two study subgroups were homogenous in term of age, gender distribution, associated comorbidities, and addressability. During Covid-19 pandemic there were significant delays in presentation (p=0.02), more cases of endogenous endophthalmitis (p=0.025), and patients presented a more intense systemic inflammatory reaction (p
DOI: 10.22543/2392-7674.1554
Authors: Ana Maria Dascalu, Sanda Jurja, Carmen Luminita Mocanu, Cristina Alexandrescu, Daniela Stana, Madalina Totir, Ece Ergin, Corneliu Tudor, Catalin Cicerone Grigorescu, Dragos Serban, Laurentiu Simion, Dan Dumitrescu, Andrei Marin, Catalin Teodor Constantinescu, Bogdan Mihai Cristea
Institutions: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ovidius University, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Clinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest, Titu Maiorescu University
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,448
OpenAlex ID: W4403987209
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