Keratomycosis caused by Aspergillus viridinutans: An Aspergillus fumigatus-resembling mold presenting distinct clinical and antifungal susceptibility patterns

Medical Mycology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 525-528

  Shigeyasu, Chika ^a   Yamada, Masakazu ^a   Nakamura, Natsuko ^a   Mizuno, Yoshinobu ^a   Sato, Tomotaka ^a   Yaguchi, Takashi ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Aspergillus species; Aspergillus viridinutans; Fungal keratitis; Keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BETA TUBULIN; CEFMENOXIME; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL DNA; HABEKACIN; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS VIRIDINUTANS; BROTH DILUTION; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84862208391     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2012.658875     Document Type: Article

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