Clinical Pharmacy 2015 : Two cases of Candida parapsilosis corneal graft infection from a single eye center - Hind Manaa Alkatan - King Saud University

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Fungal infection of the cornea may constitute 6–53% of all cases of ulcerative keratitis and the majority follow trauma with plant material. Clinically, it is recognized by coarse granular corneal infiltrate within 24–36 h after trauma. The vast majority are caused by septate filamentous fungi, however compromised corneas are subject to yeast infection: usually Candida species