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Adventitious sporulation in Fusarium keratitis

Authors: Philip A. Thomas, C. A. Nelson Jesudasan, P. Geraldine, J. Kaliamurthy

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 9/2011

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Fusarium species may form reproductive structures in tissue, a phenomenon known as `adventitious sporulation’ [1]. If Fusarium-specific adventitious sporulation (phialides and phialoconidia morphologically suggestive of Fusarium species, and irregular hyphae with both 45° and 90º branching) is seen in a tissue lesion, a preliminary diagnosis of Fusarium infection can be made [2, 3], and specific therapy can be rapidly initiated while waiting for the culture results. …

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Title: Adventitious sporulation in Fusarium keratitis
Authors: Philip A. Thomas
C. A. Nelson Jesudasan
P. Geraldine
J. Kaliamurthy
Publication date: 01-09-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-011-1692-y

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