Scedosporium prolificans keratouveitis in association with a contact lens retained intraocularly over a long term

Authors
Arthur, S Steed, LL Apple, DJ Peng, Q Howard, G Escobar-Gomez, M
Citation
S. Arthur et al., Scedosporium prolificans keratouveitis in association with a contact lens retained intraocularly over a long term, J CLIN MICR, 39(12), 2001, pp. 4579-4582
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4579 - 4582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200112)39:12<4579:SPKIAW>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Scedosporium prolificans is a soil saprophyte that is associated with a lar ge variety of infectious processes and with respiratory colonization in imm unocompetent and immunocompromised patients. We report the first described case of S. prolificans keratouveitis associated with the intraocular long-t erm retention of a contact lens in a 76-year-old female patient.