Endophthalmitis caused by Fusarium proliferatum.
Fusarium proliferatum caused endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. Diagnosis was established by classical microbiology and molecular biology methods (PCR and DNA typing). The treatment with local amphotericin B, oral ketoconazole, and topical natamycin was successful.
Ferrer
Consuelo
C
Departamento de Biología Molecular, Vissum, Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, , 03016 Alicante, Spain. cferrer@vissum.com
Alio
Jorge
J
Rodriguez
Alejandra
A
Andreu
Mariano
M
Colom
Francisca
F
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal