First Demonstration of Clinical Strains Causing Cross-Kingdom Infections from Humans to Plants.

Mycotoxins from the genus are widely known to cause economic losses in crops, as well as high mortalities rates among immunocompromised humans. However, to date, no correlation has been established for the ability of to cause cross-kingdom infection between plants and humans. The present investigation aims to fill this gap in the literature by examining cross-kingdom infection caused by strains isolated from non-immunocompromised or non-immunosuppressed humans, which were subsequently reinfected in plants and on human tissue.

sclerokeratouveitis: A new fungus cause.

We report a case of sclerokeratouveitis with an unfavorable response to treatment. To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous reports of this fungus invading the sclera. A 68-year-old diabetic farmer male patient presented with a 3-week history of pain and redness and a decrease in visual acuity occurring 5 days before admittance in the right eye.

Evaluation of the sensitivity to chlorhexidine, voriconazole and itraconazole of T4 genotype Acanthamoeba isolated from Mexico.

Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are the etiological agents of cutaneous lesions, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) and amoebic keratitis (AK), which are chronic infections with poor prognosis if not diagnosed promptly. Currently, there is no optimal therapeutic scheme to eradicate the pathologies these protozoa cause. In this study we report the morphological and molecular identification of three species of the genus Acanthamoeba, belonging to T4 group; A.

Acanthamoeba keratitis in Mexico: Report of a clinical case and importance of sensitivity assays for a better outcome.

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a sight-threatening corneal infection. The early symptoms include redness, pain, photophobia and intense tearing. Chronic infection usually progresses to stromal inflammation, ring ulcers, corneal opacification and hypopyon.

Epidemiology of Aspergillus species causing keratitis in Mexico.

Background: The incidence of fungal keratitis has increased in recent years. While the epidemiology and clinical roles of various Candida and Fusarium species have been relatively well-identified in infections of the eye, data regarding keratitis caused by Aspergillus species are scant. Accurate and rapid diagnosis is important for successful management of this infection.

Endophthalmitis of probable endogenous origin caused by Scedosporium boydii: A case report.

Background: Mycotic ocular infections caused by the Scedosporium apiospermum species complex are challenging to treat because of the delayed diagnoses and poor responses to antifungal drugs and surgical treatment.

Case Report: A case of a 69-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 and prior surgery on the right femur is described. In the 10 days prior to the ophthalmic consultation he started with ocular pain, adding to a previous and progressive loss of visual acuity in his right eye.

Acanthamoeba genotypes T3 and T4 as causative agents of amoebic keratitis in Mexico.

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are widely distributed worldwide. Some genera included in this group act as opportunistic pathogens causing fatal encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a sight-threatening infection of the cornea associated with the use of soft contact lenses that could even end in blindness if an early diagnosis and treatment are not achieved. Furthermore, the numbers of AK cases keep rising worldwide mainly due to an increase of contact lens wearers and lack of hygiene in the maintenance of lenses and their cases.

Support of the laboratory in the diagnosis of fungal ocular infections.

This is a retrospective, and descriptive study about the support that the laboratory of microbiology aids can provide in the diagnosis of ocular infections in patients whom were attended a tertiary-care hospital in México City in a 10-year-time period. We describe the microbiological diagnosis in palpebral mycose; in keratitis caused by Fusarium, Aspergillus, Candida, and melanized fungi; endophthalmitis; one Histoplasma scleritis and one mucormycosis. Nowadays, ocular fungal infections are more often diagnosed, because there is more clinical suspicion and there are easy laboratory confirmations.

[Mycotic keratitis in an eye care hospital in Mexico City].

Background: Some of the most common precipitating events for keratomycoses (fungal keratitis), include surgical trauma (after cornea transplantation), the use of contaminated contact lenses or alterations in lacrimal secretions. Diagnosis and treatment (to avoid loss of vision) for these type of infections are challenging.

Objective: Retrospective review of the diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology and response to treatment in 219 patients with fungal keratitis in Mexico.

Atypical mycobacterium keratitis associated with penetrating keratoplasty: case report of successful therapy with topical gatifloxacin 0.3%.

Purpose: To report successful therapy with gatifloxacin 0.3% ophthalmic solution (Zymar) in a patient with atypical mycobacterium keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty.

Methods: A 58-year-old patient was referred for evaluation of microbial keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty.

Chlamydia trachomatis in the conjunctiva of children living in three rural areas in Mexico.

Objectives: Chlamydia trachomatis infections, in the context of extreme poverty, may trigger trachoma. Because the levels of C. trachomatis eye infections in Mexico are unknown, this study sought to determine if C.