University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
University of California, San Francisco Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Int Health. 2022 Sep 7;14(5):542-544. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab049.
Recurrent conjunctivitis epidemics are prevalent worldwide. Aetiologies are often undetermined.
We surveyed conjunctivitis researchers about perceived trends in prevalence, incidence and aetiologies of conjunctivitis epidemics.
Of the 155 participants, 7% endorsed globally variable and dynamic microbial aetiologies of conjunctivitis epidemics. Increased incidence of conjunctivitis epidemics over the last decade were reported by 21% of respondents. Peak seasons differed between the northern and southern hemispheres.
There is regional equipoise regarding the increasing incidence and emerging underlying aetiologies of epidemic conjunctivitis. Further investigation of global surveillance and microbial characterization of conjunctivitis outbreaks could improve prevention and outcomes.
复发性结膜炎流行在全球范围内普遍存在。病因通常不确定。
我们调查了结膜炎研究人员对结膜炎流行的患病率、发病率和病因的看法趋势。
在 155 名参与者中，7%的人认为结膜炎的微生物病因具有全球性、多变性和动态性。21%的受访者报告称，过去十年结膜炎流行的发病率有所增加。南北半球的流行季节不同。
在结膜炎流行发病率增加和潜在病因出现方面，存在区域性平衡。进一步调查结膜炎全球监测和微生物特征，可能会改善结膜炎的预防和治疗效果。
