Voriconazole and fungal keratitis: A report of two treatment failures

Jo Ann A. Giaconi; Fabiana B. Marangon; Darlene Miller; Eduardo C. Alfonso

doi:10.1089/jop.2006.22.437

Voriconazole and fungal keratitis: A report of two treatment failures

Jo Ann A. Giaconi, Fabiana B. Marangon, Darlene Miller, Eduardo C. Alfonso

Ophthalmology

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Abstract

Two cases of fungal keratitis, one caused by Fusarium oxysporum and the other by Colletotrichum dematium, that failed treatment with topical voriconazole 1% are presented. These cases are noteworthy in that topical voriconazole was unable to eradicate the corneal infection in both cases, despite relatively low MIC₉₀ tested for each species of 8 and 1 μg/mL, respectively.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	437-439
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Volume	22
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jop.2006.22.437
State	Published - Dec 1 2006

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Giaconi, J. A. A., Marangon, F. B., Miller, D., & Alfonso, E. C. (2006). Voriconazole and fungal keratitis: A report of two treatment failures. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 22(6), 437-439. https://doi.org/10.1089/jop.2006.22.437

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