Keratitis Caused by Scedosporium apiospermum Successfully Treated with a Cornea Transplant and Voriconazole
Open Access
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 41 (5) , 2261-2264
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.41.5.2261-2264.2003
Abstract
A case of Scedosporium apiospermum keratitis was successfully treated with oral voriconazole and penetrating keratoplasty. Voriconazole levels in the aqueous humor were 53% of the levels in plasma and exceeded the MIC for the isolate by sevenfold.Keywords
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