Scytalidium keratitis: Case report in a human eye

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1231-1233

  Farjo, Qais A ^a   Farjo, Rand S ^b   Farjo, Ayad A ^a,c,d  

^a Vision Associates   (United States)

^b St John Hospital   (United States)

^c SF Ophthalmology SC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Corneal ulcer; Keratitis; Scytalidium

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BACITRACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GRAMICIDIN; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KERATITIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCYTALIDIUM; SCYTALIDIUM KERATITITS; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MYCOSES;

EID: 33845779406     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000230323.28956.b9     Document Type: Article

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