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. 2019 Sep 6;14(9):e0222092. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222092

Table 2. Treatment.

Type No. (%) Duration in days, median (range)
Amoebicidal agents
Chlorhexidine 0.02% 219 (97.8) 175 (14–881)
As monotherapy 32
Unknown 2 13
Brolene® 1% 183 (81.7) 88.5 (5–881)
As monotherapy 1
Unknown 3 10
PHMB 0.02% 6 (2.7) 104 (32–263)
As monotherapy 2
Unknown 3 0
Additional medical therapy
Antibiotics 156 (69.6) 63.5 (1–819)
Unknown 3 31
Antifungals 126 (56.3) 43.5 (1–572)
Unknown 1 19
Corticosteroids (after diagnosis) 91 (40.6) 217 (5–1780)
Unknown 3 25
Duration between diagnosis and start 36 (0–708)
Unknown 6
Maximal pain management data unavailable
None 90 (40.2)
Paracetamol 23 (10.3)
NSAIDs 41 (18.3)
Opioids 51 (22.8)
Unknown 19 (8.5)
Surgical therapy not applicable
Acute intervention
Keratoplasty 49 (21.9)
Enucleation 1 (0.4)
Unknown 2 (0.9)
Secondary intervention
Keratoplasty 32 (14.3)
Evisceration 2 (0.9)
Unknown 1 (0.4)
Cataract surgery 32 (14.3)
Not applicable 5 (2.2)
Unknown 26 (11.6)