Renu Lens Cleaner Not The Only Cause of Fusarium Keratitis - Eye Fungal Infections镜头的Renu清洁并不是唯一的原因,镰刀霉角膜炎-眼部真菌感染

An analysis of the first outbreak of fusarium keratitis, doctors say that the potentially blinding eye infections linked to a Bausch & Lomb Inc. contact-lens cleaner may continue even with the product off the market分析首次爆发镰刀霉角膜炎,医生说可能致盲眼疾的细菌连接到博士伦公司的非接触式镜头清洁可能会继续,甚至与产品撤出市场

About one-third of the patients didn't use the ReNu with MoistureLoc solution, and more than 80 percent failed to properly care for or clean their contact lenses, the study said.大约三分之一的病人没有使用的Renu与moistureloc的解决方案,和80 %以上未能妥善照顾或清洁他们的隐形眼镜,该研究说。

"Fusarium keratitis in contact-lens wearers should no longer be considered a rare possibility," Donald Tan of the Singapore Eye Research Institute, senior author of the report said in an e-mail response to questions Tuesday. “镰刀霉角膜炎在非接触式镜片不应再被视为一个难得的可能性, ”司长谭的新加坡眼科研究所,高级报告的作者说,在一封电子邮件中回答问题时周二。 "While most cases were related to the MoistureLoc formulation, there have been some confirmed cases in which other contact lens solutions were used." “而大多数情况下,涉及到moistureloc制定,有一些证实的个案,其他接触透镜的解决方法,使用” 。

Doctors should have a "high index of suspicion," Tan added.医生应该有一个“高指数的怀疑, ”谭补充说。 Tan's report appears in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.谭的报告出现在今天的问题的Journal of the美国医学协会。

Twelve people contracted the infection in Singapore after Feb. 17, when sales of ReNu solutions were halted there, the report said. 12人承包感染后,在新加坡2月17日,当销售的Renu的解决办法,停止在那里,报告说。 Eleven said they continued to use the cleaner even though they were aware of media advisories to stop. 11说,他们继续使用更清洁的,即使他们已经意识到媒体的警告,必须停止。

Many people don't know the fungus is a somewhat common cause of corneal infection in underdeveloped countries and a major reason for cornea transplants in many places, including India and China, he said.很多人都不知道该真菌是一个有点共同的事业角膜感染,在欠发达的国家和一个重要原因,角膜移植,在许多地方,包括印度和中国,他说。

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