Corneal ulcer caused by the new fungal species Sarcopodium oculorum

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 3071-3075

  Guarro, Josep ^a   Höfling Lima, Ana Luisa ^a   Gené, Josepa ^a   De Freitas, Denise ^a   Godoy, Patricio ^a   Zorat Yu, Maria Luisa ^a   Zaror, Luis ^a   Fischman, Olga ^a  

^a FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; SERTACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COLONY FORMATION; CORNEA ULCER; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPODIUM OCULORUM; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPOROGENESIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MYCOSES; NATAMYCIN;

FUNGI;

EID: 0036702034     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.8.3071-3075.2002     Document Type: Article

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