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ArticleJournal of global infectious diseases2009

A case of endogenous trichosporon endophthalmitis treated with micafungin and voriconazole.

Harpreet Walia, Veronica T Tucci, John N Greene, Jennifer Tordilla-Wadia, Patrick Kelty, Sandeep Walia

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Article in Journal of global infectious diseases, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Harpreet WaliaUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
Veronica T Tucci
John N Greene
Jennifer Tordilla-Wadia
Patrick Kelty
Sandeep Walia
The University of Texas at Austin · USFlorida College · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Invasive fungal infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is a rare intraocular infection with potential vision threatening consequences. Our review of the literature revealed only one other case of Trichosporon endophthalmitis. Ocular fungal infections are difficult to eradicate because of the limited availability of systemic and intravitreal therapeutic agents and poor tissue penetration of current antifungals. Along with systemic antifungal agents, vitrectomy and intravitreal amphotericin B have been suggested as optimal treatments for fungal endophthalmitis. Other antifungals such as flucytosine and triazoles have recently received consideration. Although the current antifungal therapy is not highly successful, there remains a significant potential for more successful treatments in the future, based on the current studies. We report a case of endogenous trichosporon endophthalmitis that was successfully treated with micafungin and voriconazole. This combination has not been previously reported as a successful therapy in literature. More targeted research is required to uncover additional efficacious therapies to combat trichosporon.

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EndophthalmitisMicafunginVoriconazole

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PMID20300392
PMCPMC2840932
OpenAlexW1989946390

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