title: Endophthalmitis caused by Fusarium proliferatum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Molecular, Vissum, Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, , 03016 Alicante, Spain. cferrer@vissum.com
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alio
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andreu
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colom
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal