title: Utility of Etest in choosing appropriate agents to treat fungal keratitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the utility of Etest in choosing the appropriate treatment of fungal keratitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Etest was used to determine the drug sensitivities of isolates from the eyes of three patients with fungal keratitis, and the clinical outcomes of treatment with selected drugs were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all cases, drug sensitivity demonstrated by Etest accorded with clinical efficacy of the drugs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results in these cases suggest that evaluating drug sensitivities with Etest is an efficient means of selecting optimal pharmacotherapy for fungal keratitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Osaka, Japan. tinoue@virus.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sunada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimomura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000528:Alternaria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005670:Fusarium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents