Keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum successfully treated with a cornea transplant and voriconazole.
Publication year
2003Source
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41, 5, (2003), pp. 2261-4ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
Ophthalmology
Medical Microbiology
Pathology
Journal title
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume
vol. 41
Issue
iss. 5
Page start
p. 2261
Page end
p. 4
Subject
UMCN 1.3: Tumor microenvironment; UMCN 3.3: Neurosensory disorders; UMCN 4.1: Microbial pathogenesis and host defenseAbstract
A case of Scedosporium apiospermum keratitis was successfully treated with oral voriconazole and penetrating keratoplasty. Voriconazole levels in the aqueous humor were 53% of the levels in plasma and exceeded the MIC for the isolate by sevenfold.
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