Corneal ulcer due to Neocosmospora vasinfecta in an immunocompetent patient

Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-284

  Manikandan, Palanisamy ^a   Vismer, H F ^b   Kredics, L ^c   Doczi, I ^d   Marasas, W F O ^b   Bhaskar, M ^e   Anita, R ^a   Revathi, R ^a   Narendran, V ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^e Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (India)

Author keywords

Corneal ulcer; India; Keratomycosis; Neocosmospora vasinfecta

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; ECONAZOLE; EYE DROPS; HOMATROPINE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; KETOCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEOCOSMOSPORA VASINFECTA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CYTOLOGY; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; GENETICS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HYPOCREALES; NEOCOSMOSPORA VASINFECTA;

ASPERGILLOSIS; CORNEAL ULCER; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; HYPOCREALES; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 47249125678     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780701625149     Document Type: Article

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