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

Medical Mycology Case Reports

Steven Agemy¹  Ching-Yi Wang²  Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi²  Lourdes A. Delgado Noguera²  Michael D. Nowak²  Codrin E. Iacob²  Nathan P. Wiederhold³  Emilia M. Sordillo³  Carmita Sanders⁴  Inna Necula⁵  Melissa R. Gitman⁵  Connie Cañete-Gibas⁶ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA;Fungus Testing Laboratory, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA;Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas IDB/ Incubadora Venezolana de la Ciencia, Emerging Pathogens Network, Cabudare, Venezuela;New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, NY, USA;New York Retina Consultants, NY, USA;

关键词: Colletotrichum chlorophyti;    Fungal;    Keratitis;    Emerging;    Pathogen;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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 keratomycosis. Amongst these are members of the genus Colletotrichum. Herein we present the first reported case of C. chlorophyti infection in a post-corneal transplant patient, suggesting an increasing role for Colletotrichum species as emerging human pathogens, particularly in the transplant population.

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