title: Outbreak of keratomycosis attributable to Fusarium solani in the French West Indies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report an unusual increase in the number of cases of keratomycosis attributable to Fusarium solani in contact lens wearers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between November 2005 and May 2006, 14 corneal abscesses were reported at the University Hospital Center of Fort-de-France. Twelve patients were contact lens wearers, and 10 used Bausch & Lomb (Rochester, New York, USA) ReNu with MoistureLoc. Corneal scrapings were collected for microbiological analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In six months, five abscesses attributable to Fusarium solani in contact lens wearers, using Bausch & Lomb ReNu with MoistureLoc as contact lens solution, were reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study reports an epidemic of keratomycosis attributable to Fusarium solani among contact lens wearers in the Caribbean, during the same timeframe as a similar epidemic in Asia and North America. We are unaware of previous report of this phenomenon and could find no reference to it in a computerized search utilizing MEDLINE.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fort de France Hôpital Pierre Zobda-Quitman, Martinique, France (French West Indies). angelique.donnio-cordoba@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Angélique
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donnio
authors.forename: Delphine N 'Guyen
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Van Nuoi
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Catanese
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desbois
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ayeboua
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018639:Contact Lens Solutions; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / Q000382:microbiology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008395:Martinique / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D018639:Contact Lens Solutions