Keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum successfully treated with a cornea transplant and voriconazole

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2261-2264

  Nulens, Eric ^a   Eggink, Cathrien ^a   Rijs, Antonius J M M ^a   Wesseling, Pieter ^a   Verweij, Paul E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ULCER; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

FUNGI; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 0037951644     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2261-2264.2003     Document Type: Article

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