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Keratitis Caused by Scedosporium apiospermum Successfully Treated with a Cornea Transplant and Voriconazole

Published:2003-05 Issue:5 Volume:41 Page:2261-2264
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Nulens Eric¹²,Eggink Cathrien³,Rijs Antonius J. M. M.¹²,Wesseling Pieter⁴,Verweij Paul E.¹²

Affiliation:

1. Departments of Medical Microbiology

2. Nijmegen University Center for Infectious Diseases, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

3. Ophthalmology

4. Pathology, University Medical Center Nijmegen

Abstract

ABSTRACT 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.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.41.5.2261-2264.2003

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