Voriconazole and Fungal Keratitis: A Report of Two Treatment Failures
- 1 December 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Vol. 22 (6) , 437-439
- https://doi.org/10.1089/jop.2006.22.437
Abstract
Two cases of fungal keratitis, one caused by Fusarium oxysporum and the other by Colletotrichum dematium, that failed treatment with topical voriconazole 1% are presented. These cases are noteworthy in that topical voriconazole was unable to eradicate the corneal infection in both cases, despite relatively low MIC90 tested for each species of 8 and 1 microg/mL, respectively.Keywords
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