Utility of Etest in Choosing Appropriate Agents to Treat Fungal Keratitis
作者:
Tomoyuki Inoue,
Yoshitsugu Inoue,
Seishi Asari,
Atsuko Sunada,
Yumiko Inoue,
Shuji Yamamoto,
Koji Nishida,
Naoyuki Maeda,
Hitoshi Watanabe,
Yoshikazu Shimomura,
Yasuo Tano,
期刊:
Cornea
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 20,
issue 6
页码: 607-609
ISSN:0277-3740
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
关键词: Etest;Drug sensitivity;Fungus;Keratitis
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Purpose.To evaluate the utility of Etest in choosing the appropriate treatment of fungal keratitis.Methods.Etest was used to determine the drug sensitivities of isolates from the eyes of three patients with fungal keratitis, and the clinical outcomes of treatment with selected drugs were evaluated.Results.In all cases, drug sensitivity demonstrated by Etest accorded with clinical efficacy of the drugs.Conclusion.The results in these cases suggest that evaluating drug sensitivities with Etest is an efficient means of selecting optimal pharmacotherapy for fungal keratitis.
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