Corneal co-infection with Scedosporium apiospermum and Acanthamoeba after sewage-contaminated ocular injury

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 112-116

  Rumelt, S ^a   Cohen, I ^a   Lefler, E ^a   Rehany, U ^a  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Co infection; Cornea; Fungal keratitis; Ocular injury; Pseudoelscharia boydii; Scedosporium apiospermum; Sewage contaminated foreign body

Indexed keywords

ECONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTAMINATION; CORNEA PERFORATION; EYE INJURY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATITIS; MALE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SUPERINFECTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CORNEA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 0035162331     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200101000-00022     Document Type: Article

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