Case of Keratitis Caused by Aspergillus tamarii
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Case of keratitis caused by Aspergillus tamarii.
We report a case of Aspergillus tamarii keratitis. Ocular injury was known to be a predisposing factor. Topical natamycin and econazole treatment and subsequent systemic ketoconazole treatment proved effective. The isolate was identified by morphological characteristics and sequence analysis as A. tamarii, a member of Aspergillus section Flavi not hitherto reported from keratomycosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00920-07