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Case Reports
. 2005 Oct;43(10):5372-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5372-5375.2005.

Endophthalmitis caused by Fusarium proliferatum

Consuelo Ferrer  1 , Jorge Alio, Alejandra Rodriguez, Mariano Andreu, Francisca Colom
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Case Reports

Endophthalmitis caused by Fusarium proliferatum

Consuelo Ferrer et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Oct.

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.

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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Direct smear microscopic observation of vitreous sample (×1,000 magnification). Fungal hyphae with attached neutrophils are shown.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Colony grown for 14 days on PDA. (A) Obverse. (B) Reverse.
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FIG. 3.
Microscopic observation of slide culture stained with lactophenol blue. (A) Hyphae in clusters and microconidia bearing in chains (magnification, ×400). Scale micron bar, 30 μm. (B) Microconidia and macroconidia (magnification, ×1,000). Scale micron bar, 10 μm.
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