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Phaeoisaria clematidis as a cause of keratomycosis
J Guarro1, L A Vieira, D De Freitas
1Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201-Reus, Spain.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|June 2, 2000
Abstract:
We report the first case of human infection by Phaeoisaria clematidis. This fungus caused a corneal ulcer in a Brazilian man who had previously suffered an eye injury. Diagnosis was established by positive direct examination and repeated cultures. The isolate was clearly resistant in vitro to the six antifungal agents tested.