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Fusarium sacchari: A Cause of Exogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis: First Case Report and Review of Literature

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A case of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis due to Fusarium sacchari is being reported. It has never been reported in this clinical entity before; hence, to the best of our knowledge, this is first report of F. sacchari as a cause of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis and also the first time when this fungus has been isolated from an Indian patient.

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The authors thank Dr. de Cock AWAM of Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS), Utrecht, The Netherlands for helping us in identification of Fusarium strain.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030, India

    Jagdish Chander, Nidhi Singla & Neelam Gulati

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030, India

    Sunandan Sood

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Chander, J., Singla, N., Gulati, N. et al. Fusarium sacchari: A Cause of Exogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis: First Case Report and Review of Literature. Mycopathologia 171, 431–434 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-010-9374-6

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