DIAGNOSIS OF FUNGAL KERATITIS CAUSED BY NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA THROUGH NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING: REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND REPORT OF THREE CASES

Diagnosis of fungal keratitis caused by Nectria haematococca through next-generation sequencing: review of literature and report of three cases

Objectives: Fungal keratitis (FK) is a kind of serious PAPR Respirator Filter corneal infection and penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) is needed when medical therapy fails.Although Nectria haematococca is found as endophytes in the roots of some plant species, there has been no report of N.haematococca infection in human.Methods: We reviewed 46 patient

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