Ophthalmology

Infectious Disease

Questions discussed in this category

Do you routinely recommend IV systemic antibiotic therapy in additional to intravitreal antibiotic therapy for exogenous bacterial endophthalmitis?

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What is your approach to antiviral treatment of HSV acute retinal necrosis?

Is there a role for oral antiviral therapy alone (as opposed to induction with IV) and for what duration? And is there a role for ongoing suppressive ...

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What is your approach to duration of systemic antibiotics for treatment of isolated bacterial endophthalmitis in the absence of bacteremia or other deep-seated metastatic foci of infection?

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How do you approach a patient who has anterior uveitis and is referred for evaluation of ocular TB with a positive Quantiferon gold (as part of their workup) in countries with low TB incidence?

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Does a low serofast RPR titer (such as 1:1 or 1:2) in the setting of a remote history of appropriately treated latent syphilis in a patient with now uveitis of yet unknown etiology referred from ophthalmology for possible ocular syphilis make a diagnosis of ocular syphilis less likely?

What is your approach to guiding ophthalmologists regarding our clinical suspicion for ocular syphilis and does the quantification of the titer help i...

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How would you manage an active rheumatoid arthritis patient on suppressive antibiotic therapy for ocular HSV who has abnormal liver function tests?

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