Rare case of fungal keratitis caused by Corynespora cassiicola

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1167-1169

  Yamada, Hiroki ^a   Takahashi, Nobumichi ^a   Hori, Nobuhide ^a   Asano, Yuko ^a   Mochizuki, Kiyofumi ^b   Ohkusu, Kiyofumi ^b   Nishimura, Kazuko ^c,d  

^a OGAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Technology Research Lab Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corynespora cassiicola; Keratomycosis; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGAL RNA; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA OPACITY; CORYNESPORA CASSIICOLA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOMYCOSIS; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; ASCOMYCOTA; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE;

EID: 84890858770     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-013-0579-8     Document Type: Article

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