Keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum successfully treated with a cornea transplant and voriconazole

Eric Nulens; Cathrien Eggink; Antonius J.M.M. Rijs; Pieter Wesseling; Paul E. Verweij

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.5.2261-2264.2003

Keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum successfully treated with a cornea transplant and voriconazole

Eric Nulens
, Cathrien Eggink
, Antonius J.M.M. Rijs
, Pieter Wesseling
, Paul E. Verweij

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A case of Scedosporium apiospermum keratitis was successfully treated with oral voriconazole and penetrating keratoplasty. Voriconazole levels in the aqueous humor were 53% of the levels in plasma and exceeded the MIC for the isolate by sevenfold.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2261-2264
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	41
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.5.2261-2264.2003
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Keratitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum successfully treated with a cornea transplant and voriconazole

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