Identification of fungi growing within soft contact lenses: a report from the neotropics.
We isolated and identified 17 fungi within the matrix of 17 soft contact lenses (SCLs). This work was done in a neotropical location where climatic conditions favor year-round fungal growth. The fungi identified belong to eight genera, four of which have not previously been found contaminating the surface or the matrix of SCLs.
Hurtado
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Laboratorio de Alergia Experimental, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas.
Hartung
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Magran
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Alson
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D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D014329:Tropical Climate