title: Corneal superinfection in acute viral conjunctivitis in young children.
abstract: Two children suffered from corneal superinfection following acute viral keratoconjunctivitis. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were isolated in one child and cultures were negative in the other child. The corneal ulcers resolved with prompt antibiotic therapy, but both patients developed amblyopia. Visual outcome following corneal superinfection in acute viral conjunctivitis may be poor when it occurs in young children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shu-Chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Su-Chin
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Shu-Wen
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Samuel C M
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ching-Hsi
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsiao
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003236:Conjunctivitis, Viral / Q000382:microbiology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015163:Superinfection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids