Support of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Fungal Ocular Infections
This is a retrospective, and descriptive study about the support that the laboratory of microbiology aids can provide in the diagnosis of ocular infections in patients whom were attended a tertiary-care hospital in México City in a 10-year-time period. We describe the microbiological diagnosis in p...
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| description | This is a retrospective, and descriptive study about the support that the laboratory of microbiology aids can provide in the diagnosis of ocular infections in patients whom were attended a tertiary-care hospital in México City in a 10-year-time period. We describe the microbiological diagnosis in palpebral mycose; in keratitis caused by Fusarium, Aspergillus, Candida, and melanized fungi; endophthalmitis; one Histoplasma scleritis and one mucormycosis.
Nowadays, ocular fungal infections are more often diagnosed, because there is more clinical suspicion and there are easy laboratory confirmations. Correct diagnosis is important because an early medical treatment gives a better prognosis for visual acuity. In some cases, fungal infections are misdiagnosed and the antifungal treatment is delayed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c983b44ce0e74d1c9a125d703fa7b9a82025-02-03T05:52:33ZengWileyInternational Journal of Inflammation2090-80402042-00992012-01-01201210.1155/2012/643104643104Support of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Fungal Ocular InfectionsVirginia Vanzzini Zago0Marino Alcantara Castro1Ramon Naranjo Tackman2Laboratory of Microbiology, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital “Dr. Luis Sánchez-Bulnes”, Vicente Garcia Torres No. 46, 04030 Coyoacán, DF, MexicoLaboratory of Microbiology, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital “Dr. Luis Sánchez-Bulnes”, Vicente Garcia Torres No. 46, 04030 Coyoacán, DF, MexicoCornea Department, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital “Dr. Luis Sánchez-Bulnes”, Vicente Garcia Torres No. 46, 04030 Coyoacán, DF, MexicoThis is a retrospective, and descriptive study about the support that the laboratory of microbiology aids can provide in the diagnosis of ocular infections in patients whom were attended a tertiary-care hospital in México City in a 10-year-time period. We describe the microbiological diagnosis in palpebral mycose; in keratitis caused by Fusarium, Aspergillus, Candida, and melanized fungi; endophthalmitis; one Histoplasma scleritis and one mucormycosis. Nowadays, ocular fungal infections are more often diagnosed, because there is more clinical suspicion and there are easy laboratory confirmations. Correct diagnosis is important because an early medical treatment gives a better prognosis for visual acuity. In some cases, fungal infections are misdiagnosed and the antifungal treatment is delayed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/643104 |
| spellingShingle | Virginia Vanzzini Zago Marino Alcantara Castro Ramon Naranjo Tackman Support of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Fungal Ocular Infections International Journal of Inflammation |
| title | Support of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Fungal Ocular
Infections |
| title_full | Support of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Fungal Ocular
Infections |
| title_fullStr | Support of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Fungal Ocular
Infections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Support of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Fungal Ocular
Infections |
| title_short | Support of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Fungal Ocular
Infections |
| title_sort | support of the laboratory in the diagnosis of fungal ocular infections |
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