Identification and molecular characterization of Subramaniula asteroides causing human fungal keratitis: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Keratitis due to by filamentous fungi are not easy to diagnose thus causing a delay in correct therapy. There are many descriptions of keratitis due to Candida, Fusarium and Aspergillus genera. Subramaniula genus has only recently been reported to cause human infections and there are few descriptions of eye infections due to this filamentous fungus. Diagnosis of fungal keratitis is usually based on microscopic and cultural techniques of samples obtained by corneal swabbing or scraping. Considering the amount of time required to obtain culture results it is wise to use other diagnostic methods, such as molecular analyses. Therapeutic options against these fungi are limited by low tissue penetration in the eye due to ocular barriers. We describe the first case of S. astero

SUBMITTER: Cultrera R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7814578 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature