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Data collected was analyzed for demographics of the patient population, causative organisms, and management outcome in terms of visual and functional outcome.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients in the age group from 1 month to 16 years were included, with a mean age of 10.81 years. Trauma was the commonest risk factor (40.9%), with unidentified foreign body fall being the most common (32.3%). No predisposing factors were identified in 50% of cases. Also, 36.8% of eyes were culture positive, with bacterial isolates in 17.9% and fungus in 82.1%. Moreover, 7.1% eyes were culture positive for\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Streptococcus pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n                      each.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Fusarium<\/jats:italic>\n                      species (67.8%) was the commonest fungal pathogen, followed by\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Aspergillus<\/jats:italic>\n                      species (10.7%). Also, 11.8% were clinically diagnosed as viral keratitis. No growth was found in 63.2% of patients. Treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics\/antifungals was administered in all cases. At the final follow-up, 87.8% achieved a best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 6\/12 or better. Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK) was required by 2.6% of eyes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Trauma was the major cause for pediatric keratitis. Majority of the eyes responded well to medical treatment, with only two eyes needing TPK. 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