Voriconazole curative treatment for Acremonium species keratitis developed in a patient with concomitant Staphylococcus aureus corneal infection: A case report

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Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-172

  Cretì, Anna ^a   Esposito, Vincenzo ^b,c,e   Bocchetti, Maria ^d   Baldi, Gianluca ^b   De Rosa, Pasquale ^a   Parrella, Roberto ^b   Chirianni, Antonio ^b  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale D Cotugno   (Italy)

^c International Society for the Study of Comparative Oncology ISSCO   (United States)

^d Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acremonium; Corneal infection; Keratitis; Staphylococcus aureus; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MYDRIATIC AGENT; PREDNISONE; STEROID; VORICONAZOLE;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CRYING; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FEVER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERADICATION THERAPY; EYE PAIN; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; REMISSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 30844473507     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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