First Human Case of Fungal Keratitis Caused by a Putatively Novel Species of Lophotrichus.
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چکیده
We report an aggressive fungal keratitis caused by a putatively novel species of Lophotrichus in a patient with traumatic injury to the cornea from a dog paw. The organism was isolated from the patient's necrotic cornea, which perforated despite coverage with hourly fortified broad-spectrum topical antibiotic therapy. This report represents the first case of human infection caused by this species.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 53 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015