First report of human infection caused by Colletotrichum chlorophyti occurring in a post-corneal transplant patient with endophthalmitis

• Published in: Medical mycology case reports Vol. 32; pp. 73 - 76
• Main Authors: Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto E., Agemy, Steven, Cañete-Gibas, Connie, Gitman, Melissa R., Iacob, Codrin E., Necula, Inna, Wang, Ching-Yi, Delgado Noguera, Lourdes A., Sanders, Carmita, Wiederhold, Nathan P., Sordillo, Emilia M., Nowak, Michael D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aspergillus; Candida; Case Report; Colletotrichum; Colletotrichum chlorophyti; Emerging; Fungal; Fusarium; human diseases; humans; Keratitis; morbidity; mycology; Pathogen; patients; saprophytes; Emerging; Colletotrichum chlorophyti; Keratitis; Fungal; Pathogen

Keratomycosis or mycotic keratitis is recognized as one of the major causes of ophthalmic morbidity worldwide. The most common organisms linked to keratomycosis include Candida spp., Fusarium spp., and Aspergillus spp. However, varieties of saprobic fungi have been reported as causative agents of ke...