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Case Report. Multiple etiology post-surgery endophthalmitis.

Nicoletta Vescia·R Cavarischia·A Valente·M Fabiani·C Melchionda·I Mastroeni
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The case describes a septic endophthalmitis arisen in a convalescence period following surgery of cataract extraction. The infection was due to Staphylococcus aureus and three fungal components, Candida albicans, Candida glabrata and Acremonium kiliense, which were subsequently isolated. A careful and prompt laboratory investigation allowed the clinicians to adjust the antimycotic therapy and attain an excellent clinical result.

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AcremoniumAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsCandidaCataract ExtractionDrug Therapy, CombinationEndophthalmitisHumansMaleMycosesPostoperative ComplicationsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusCase ReportsLetter

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Nicoletta Vescia, R Cavarischia, A Valente, M Fabiani, C Melchionda, I Mastroeni. 2002. Case Report. Multiple etiology post-surgery endophthalmitis.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11856436/

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