title: Mycotic keratitis in Paraguay.
abstract: Patients with corneal ulcer, residing mainly in rural areas of Paraguay, were controlled for mycotic eye infections. In 26 cases out of 45 (58%) presence of filamentous fungi was observed (Fusarium sp. (11), Aspergillus sp. (5), Cladosporium sp. (3), Alternaria sp. (2), Acremonium sp. (1), Curvularia sp. (1), culture negative (3)). In 17 cases also pathogenic bacteria were present. Most of the patients were farmers and belonged to the low income class. These data indicate that mycotic keratitis may be a frequent cause for eye infections in developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (IICS), Laboratorio de Microbiologia, Asunción, Paraguay.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miño de Kaspar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zoulek
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Paredes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alborno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Centurion de Morinigo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ortiz de Fresco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aguero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003906:Developing Countries; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010239:Paraguay / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population