Outbreak of Fusarium keratitis in soft contact lens wearers in San Francisco

Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Jul;124(7):1051-3. doi: 10.1001/archopht.124.7.ecr60006. Epub 2006 Jun 12.

Authors

Maria D Bernal¹, Nisha R Acharya, Thomas M Lietman, Erich C Strauss, Stephen D McLeod, David G Hwang

Affiliation

¹ Cornea Service, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California-San Francisco, 10 Koret Way K-301, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.

PMID: 16769826
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.7.ecr60006

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteriological Techniques
Contact Lens Solutions
Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic / microbiology*
Cornea / microbiology
Corneal Ulcer / drug therapy
Corneal Ulcer / epidemiology*
Corneal Ulcer / microbiology
Disease Outbreaks*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Eye Infections, Fungal / drug therapy
Eye Infections, Fungal / epidemiology*
Eye Infections, Fungal / microbiology
Female
Fusarium / isolation & purification*
Humans
Microscopy, Confocal
Middle Aged
Mycoses / drug therapy
Mycoses / epidemiology*
Mycoses / microbiology
San Francisco / epidemiology

Substances

Antifungal Agents
Contact Lens Solutions