Successful topical application of caspofungin in the treatment of fungal keratitis refractory to voriconazole

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 128, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 941-942

  Hurtado Sarrió, Mercedes ^a   Duch Samper, Antonio ^b   Cisneros Lanuza, Angel ^a   Díaz Llopis, Manuel ^a   Peman García, Javier ^a   Vazquez Polo, Amparo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPOFUNGIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; LETTER; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SLIT LAMP; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; ECHINOCANDINS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 77955002635     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.110     Document Type: Letter

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