Post traumatic fungal keratitis caused by Acremonium recifei
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Clinical experiences in fungal keratitis caused by Acremonium
PURPOSE To report the predisposing risk factors, clinical presentation, management, and therapeutic outcomes of fungal keratitis caused by Acremonium. METHODS This is a retrospective study of cases with Acremonium fungal keratitis that presented to our tertiary referral center between January 2006 and August 2012. Patient demographic and clinical details were determined and reported. RESULT...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0377-4929
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.68263