Identification of Curvularia lunata by polymerase chain reaction in a case of fungal endophthalmitis

被引：15

作者：

Alex, Deepu ^{[1
,2
]}

Li, Dongmei ^{[3
]}

Calderone, Richard ^{[3
]}

Peters, Stephen M. ^{[1
,2
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Medstar Georgetown Univ Hosp, Dept Pathol, Washington, DC 20007 USA

[2] Medstar Georgetown Univ Hosp, Lab Med, Washington, DC 20007 USA

[3] Georgetown Univ, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Washington, DC 20007 USA

[4] Medstar Georgetown Univ Hosp, Div Infect Dis & Cellular Engn, Washington, DC 20007 USA

来源：

MEDICAL MYCOLOGY CASE REPORTS | 2013年 / 2卷

关键词：

Curvularia lunata; Fungal endophthalmitis; Antifungal antibiotic susceptibility; Molecular identification of molds;

D O I：

10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.07.001

中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

Cuniularia is a dematiaceous mold that infects plant species and is Found in the soil. In humans, it is known to cause keratitis after trauma to the eye. We report the findings of persistent Fungal endophthalmitis in a 74-year-old female patient who had undergone prior cataract surgery. Mold identification and antifungal susceptibilities were done on 2 separate samples of vitreous fluid and they were Found to be consistent with Curvularia lunata by the use of PCR amplification methods. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V on behalf of International Society For Human and Animal Mycology Open access under CC BY-NC-ND) licene.

引用

页码：137 / 140

页数：4

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