
pmid: 30562337
Infectious keratitis of fungal origin mainly affects people in tropical and subtropical countries, and is an important cause of preventable blindness. Topical antifungals, particularly natamycin and voriconazole, are considered effective, but it is not clear which one is the best treatment alternative.We searched in Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in health, which is maintained by screening multiple information sources, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, among others. We extracted data from the systematic reviews, reanalyzed data of primary studies, conducted a meta-analysis and generated a summary of findings table using the GRADE approach.We identified three systematic reviews including three studies overall,all of which were randomized trials. We concluded natamycin probably is associated with better visual acuity after infection, and it prevents corneal perforation and/or need to perform therapeutic keratoplasty compared to voriconazole in fungal keratitis.
Keratitis, GRADE., Medicine (General), Antifungal Agents, Databases, Factual, Natamycin, R, natamycin, R5-920, fungal keratitis, voriconazole, Medicine, Humans, Voriconazole, Eye Infections, Fungal, Epistemonikos, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Keratitis, GRADE., Medicine (General), Antifungal Agents, Databases, Factual, Natamycin, R, natamycin, R5-920, fungal keratitis, voriconazole, Medicine, Humans, Voriconazole, Eye Infections, Fungal, Epistemonikos, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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