This report describes two cases of Acremonium sp. endophthalmitis, occurring in two patients who underwent cataract surgery on the same day in the same operating room of our hospital ophthalmology clinic. Diagnosis of fungal endophthalmitis was established by the repeated isolation of the same fungal agent from vitreous washing, acqueous fluid and intraocular lens samples and by its identification on the basis of morphological and molecular features. The cases reported in this study emphasize the need for clinical microbiology laboratories to be prepared to face the diagnosis of uncommon infectious diseases such as exogenous fungal endophthalmitis by Acremonium, and to enhance the awareness of surgeons and clinicians of this occurrence.
Two rare cases of Acremonium acute endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in a tertiary care hospital / Calderaro, Adriana; Motta, Federica; Larini, Sandra; Gorrini, Chiara; Martinelli, Monica; Piscopo, Giovanni; Benecchi, Magda; Arcangeletti, Maria Cristina; Medici, Maria Cristina; DE CONTO, Flora; Montecchini, Sara; Neri, A.; Scaroni, P.; Gandolfi, Stefano; Chezzi, Carlo. - In: NEW MICROBIOLOGICA. - ISSN 1121-7138. - 36:(2013), pp. 427-431.
Two rare cases of Acremonium acute endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in a tertiary care hospital.
CALDERARO, Adriana;MOTTA, Federica;LARINI, Sandra;GORRINI, Chiara;MARTINELLI, Monica;PISCOPO, GIOVANNI;BENECCHI, MAGDA;ARCANGELETTI, Maria Cristina;MEDICI, Maria Cristina;DE CONTO, Flora;MONTECCHINI, Sara;GANDOLFI, Stefano;CHEZZI, Carlo
2013-01-01
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This report describes two cases of Acremonium sp. endophthalmitis, occurring in two patients who underwent cataract surgery on the same day in the same operating room of our hospital ophthalmology clinic. Diagnosis of fungal endophthalmitis was established by the repeated isolation of the same fungal agent from vitreous washing, acqueous fluid and intraocular lens samples and by its identification on the basis of morphological and molecular features. The cases reported in this study emphasize the need for clinical microbiology laboratories to be prepared to face the diagnosis of uncommon infectious diseases such as exogenous fungal endophthalmitis by Acremonium, and to enhance the awareness of surgeons and clinicians of this occurrence.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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