Utility of systemic voriconazole in equine keratomycosis based on pharmacokinetic‐pharmacodynamic analysis of tear fluid following oral administration [PDF]
Abstract Objective To clarify the detailed pharmacokinetics (PK) of orally administered voriconazole in tear fluid (TF) of horses for evaluating the efficacy of voriconazole secreted into TF against equine keratomycosis. Animals studied Five healthy Thoroughbred horses.
Norihisa Tamura
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Equine infectious keratitis in Finland : Associated microbial isolates and susceptibility profiles [PDF]
Objective To retrospectively describe laboratory findings, treatment, and outcome associated with equine infectious keratitis in Finland. Animals and procedures Medical records of horses diagnosed with infectious keratitis in University of Helsinki ...
Aho R+17 more
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Fatal disseminated infection due to Sarocladium kiliense in a diabetic patient with COVID‐19
Sarocladium kiliense is a soil saprophytic mold with worldwide distribution, which can infect humans and other mammals, sporadically. The clinical manifestations include mycetoma, onychomycosis, keratomycosis, pneumonia, and arthritis. Here, we present a
Maryam Ranjbar‐Mobarake+4 more
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Curvulariakeratomycosis in a dog [PDF]
A 10-year-old, spayed female Bichon Frise was referred to the Veterinary Medical Center of the University of Florida with a 6-week history of blepharospasm and a nonhealing ulcer of the left eye. Ophthalmic examination revealed a 3-4 mm diameter corneal ulcer with faint edema at the lesion edge, and a raised grayish area on the paraxial cornea near the
K. P. Barrie+3 more
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Causative agents of keratomycosis in Ibadan: review of laboratory reports [PDF]
Introduction: Fungi are responsible for less than 2.0 % of corneal infection around the globe. Trauma to the cornea is the leading cause of fungal keratitis especially with history of corneal trauma with vegetable or organic matter. Because of the dearth
Alli, AJ+5 more
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Case Report: Successful Management of Refractory Keratomycosis in an Alpaca Using Penetrating Keratoplasty and Combination Antifungal Therapy (Caspofungin 0.5% and Terbinafine 1%) [PDF]
Fungal keratitis is a common disease in certain parts of the world and affects several species, including equids, camelids, and homo sapiens, leading to blindness or loss of the eye if the infection is not adequately controlled.
Braidee C. Foote+5 more
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Keratomycosis complicating pterygium excision [PDF]
The authors describe a case of keratomycosis that appeared after the exeresis of a pterygium. A 48-year-old patient had been referred with a red right eye associated with an abscess of the cornea along the ablation zone of the pterygium.
Desbois, Nicole+5 more
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Hiroko Sonoyama1, Kaoru Araki-Sasaki1, Shigeyasu Kazama1, Tsutomu Kawasaki1, Hidenao Ideta1, Atsuko Sunada2, Seishi Asari2, Yoshitsugu Inoue3, Kozaburo Hayashi41Ideta Eye Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan; 2Department of Laboratory for Clinical ...
Hiroko Sonoyama+5 more
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Medical and Surgical Management of Keratomycosis [PDF]
Fungal keratitis is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the ophthalmologist. If not treated energetically it results in marked ocular morbidity and permanent visual loss.Twenty five patients of fungal keratitis were studied for their response to management and final visual outcome.Males outnumbered females. Medical treatment was successful in 72%
Praveen Kumar+5 more
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We present a rare case of corneal ulcer caused by a species of a coelomycetes fungus, Chaetomium strumarium. This fungal genus is a rare causative agent of keratomycosis, with only a handful of cases reported.
Mamatha Reddy+3 more
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