Beauveria bassiana keratitis in bullous keratopathy: Antifungal sensitivity testing and management

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 814-818

  Figueira, Luís ^a,b   Pinheiro, Dolores ^a   Moreira, Raul ^a   Pinto, Eugénia ^c   Simões, Joana ^a   Camisa, Elisa ^a   Torrão, Luís ^a   Palmares, Jorge ^a   Falcão Reis, Fernando ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antifungal sensitivity; Beauveria; Bullous keratopathy; Fungal keratitis; Keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFRADINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN; LOSARTAN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; POSACONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; SIMVASTATIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA KERATITIS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; DISEASE COURSE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPATHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BEAUVERIA; CORNEAL ULCER; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOSES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84864947512     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000152     Document Type: Review

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