Fungal keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum: Report of two cases and review of treatment

Cornea

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 519-523

  Wu, Ziqiang ^a   Ying, Howard ^a   Yiu, Samuel ^a   Irvine, John ^a   Smith, Ronald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal keratitis; Miconazole; Pseudallescheria boydii; Scedosporium apiospermum; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; CORNEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; NATAMYCIN; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 0036081058     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200207000-00016     Document Type: Article

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