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Nejabat M, Yaqubi N, Khosravi A, et al. Therapeutic Effect of Intrastromal Voriconazole, Topical Voriconazole, and Topical Natamycin on Fusarium Keratitis in Rabbit. J Ophthalmol. 2016;2016:8692830doi: 10.1155/2016/8692830.
Nejabat, M., Yaqubi, N., Khosravi, A., Zomorodian, K., Ashraf, M. J., & Salouti, R. (2016). Therapeutic Effect of Intrastromal Voriconazole, Topical Voriconazole, and Topical Natamycin on Fusarium Keratitis in Rabbit. Journal of ophthalmology, 20168692830. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8692830
Nejabat, Mahmood, et al. "Therapeutic Effect of Intrastromal Voriconazole, Topical Voriconazole, and Topical Natamycin on Fusarium Keratitis in Rabbit." Journal of ophthalmology vol. 2016 (2016): 8692830. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8692830
Nejabat M, Yaqubi N, Khosravi A, Zomorodian K, Ashraf MJ, Salouti R. Therapeutic Effect of Intrastromal Voriconazole, Topical Voriconazole, and Topical Natamycin on Fusarium Keratitis in Rabbit. J Ophthalmol. 2016;2016:8692830. doi: 10.1155/2016/8692830. Epub 2016 May 19. PMID: 27298734; PMCID: PMC4889827.
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J Ophthalmol. 2016;2016:8692830. doi: 10.1155/2016/8692830. Epub 2016 May 19.

Therapeutic Effect of Intrastromal Voriconazole, Topical Voriconazole, and Topical Natamycin on Fusarium Keratitis in Rabbit.

Journal of ophthalmology

Mahmood Nejabat, Nafiseh Yaqubi, Amir Khosravi, Kamiar Zomorodian, Mohammad Javad Ashraf, Ramin Salouti

Affiliations

  1. Poostchi Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, Iran.
  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, Iran.
  3. Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj 7591741417, Iran.
  4. Basic Sciences in Infectious Diseases Research Center and Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, Iran.
  5. Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, Iran.

PMID: 27298734 PMCID: PMC4889827 DOI: 10.1155/2016/8692830

Abstract

Purpose. Evaluating the therapeutic effect of topical and intrastromal voriconazole and topical natamycin on Fusarium keratitis. Methods. 24 rabbits were selected. The stroma of their corneas was inoculated with suspension of Fusarium solani species complex. Seven days after injection they were divided into 4 groups randomly: the first group was treated with topical voriconazole (TV) 1% for one week, the second one with one-time intrastromal injection of voriconazole (ISV) 50 microgram/0.1 mL, and the third group with topical gel of natamycin (TN) for one week, and the last one did not receive any antifungal treatment. Finally the eyes were enucleated and sclerocorneal buttons were sent for histological and microbiological examinations. Results. After treatment the ISV group and TN group showed significantly lower clinical score and colony forming units than the control group (P = 0.040 and P = 0.026, resp.), but there was statistically no significant difference between control and TV groups (P = 0.249) or between ISV and TN groups (P = 0.665). In pathological evaluation, fewer chronic inflammations were reported in 2 of the 3 buttons from TV group and 3 of the 3 buttons from ISV and TN groups in comparison with the control group. Conclusion. Intrastromal injection of voriconazole seems to be effective in treatment of Fusarium keratitis as much as topical natamycin and these are more effective than topical voriconazole.

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