Uncommon Neosartorya udagawae fungus as a causative agent of severe corneal infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2357-2360

  Posteraro, Brunella ^a   Mattei, Romano ^b   Trivella, Fausto ^b   Maffei, Andrea ^b   Torre, Antonio ^b   De Carolis, Elena ^a   Posteraro, Patrizia ^c   Fadda, Giovanni ^a   Sanguinetti, Maurizio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c San Carlo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPENTOLATE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; EYE INJURY; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; NEOSARTORYA; NEOSARTORYA UDAGAWAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL DISEASES; DEBRIDEMENT; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY; MYCOSES; NEOSARTORYA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; NEOSARTORYA UDAGAWAE;

EID: 79957526295     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00134-11     Document Type: Article

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