Purpose To provide a comprehensive review of rare and emerging micro-organisms causing
infectious keratitis. Material and Methods A literature search was performed using PubMed …

Dematiaceous hyphomycetes (DH) are darkly pigmented fungi ubiquitously found all over
the world as plant pathogens and saprophytes, and many of the members of this group have …

Infectious keratitis is a significant ocular disease that, if left untreated, can lead to blindness.
Fungi are among the causative agents that can result in severe symptoms. Keratitis …

Purpose: Dematiaceous fungi, the third most common causative organism of fungal keratitis,
constitute 3.5% to 43.5% of fungal keratitis worldwide. Several studies on filamentous fungi …

Background Exserohilum species are environmental moulds that can cause skin infection
and sinusitis in both normal and immunosuppressed children. This study reviews paediatric …

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all consecutive patients clinically
suspected to fungal keratitis that were ultimately diagnosed by positive fungal culture that …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the predisposing factors, clinical features,
microbiological characteristics, and the management of the novel identified species …

Background: Two million patients visit emergency departments due to eye complaints
annually in the United States, yet nearly one-quarter of these visits are for non-urgent ocular …

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease and the application
of this understanding to the treatment and prevention of health conditions [1]. In essence …

Background: Fungal keratitis is a common cause of blindness, and although major fungal
genera in China have been widely reported, little is known regarding rare genera of fungal …