title: Fungal, Mycobacterial, and Nocardia infections and the eye: an update.
abstract: Although relatively uncommon, fungi, atypical Mycobacteria, and Nocardia have been isolated from a variety of infections of eye including keratitis, scleritis, canaliculitis, dacryocystitis, endophthalmitis and orbital cellulites. The organisms typically cause a slowly progressive disease. The diseases caused by the organisms can pose both diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In this manuscript we will describe updates on important aspects of the ocular infections caused by these organisms.
authors.affiliation: Cornea and Anterior Segment Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India. prashant@lvpei.org
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009159:Mycobacteriaceae; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents