Epidemiology and Clinical Management of Fusarium keratitis in the Netherlands, 2005–2016
Introduction: Recognizing fungal keratitis based on the clinical presentation is challenging. Topical therapy may be initiated with antibacterial agents and corticosteroids, thus delaying the fungal diagnosis. As a consequence, the fungal infection may progress ultimately leading to more severe infection and blindness. We noticed an increase of fungal keratitis cases in the Netherlands, especially caused by Fusarium species, which prompted us to conduct a retrospective cohort study, aiming to describe the epidemiology, clinical management, and outcome.Materials and Methods: As fungi are common... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 10 (2020) |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
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Schlagwörter: | fungal keratitis / Fusarium / susceptibility / identification / contact lenses / visual outcome / Microbiology / QR1-502 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26804599 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00133 |