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Epithelial Keratitis due to Rhodotorula

Epithelial Keratitis due to Rhodotorula Ophthalmologica 166: 353-359 (1973) A. R omano, E. Segal and T. Ben-T ovim Department of Ophthalmology (Head Prof. R. Stein), Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Department of Human Microbiology (Head: Prof. E. E ylan), Tel Aviv University Medical School and Faculty of Continuing Medical Education, Tel Aviv The literature of the last two or three decades is abundant in reports of ocular diseases due to various molds and yeasts that, in their majority, are nonpathogenic in type but which may become pathogens under certain conditions. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no report of an ocular involvement due to Rhodotorula. Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (rubra) is a red-pigmented asporogenous yeast species, commonly found all over the world. According to Lodder [1971 ], it has been isolated from jam, beer, flowers, sewage, lakes and air. It has been grown from animal and human sources [Staib, 1958; F ors and Saak, 1960; M ackenzie, 1961; Stenderup and Pedersen, 1962; Sonck and Somersalo, 1963; Shelburne et al., 1965; Kaben and P reuss, 1967; Beemer et al., 1970; F einstein et al., 1971], Stenderup and P eter­ sen [1962] found 22 Rhodotorula cultures among 968 grown from healthy and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ophthalmologica Karger

Epithelial Keratitis due to Rhodotorula

Romano, A.; Segal, E.; Ben-Tovim, T.
Ophthalmologica , Volume 166 (5): 7 – Jan 1, 2010
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0030-3755
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10.1159/000306866
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Ophthalmologica 166: 353-359 (1973) A. R omano, E. Segal and T. Ben-T ovim Department of Ophthalmology (Head Prof. R. Stein), Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Department of Human Microbiology (Head: Prof. E. E ylan), Tel Aviv University Medical School and Faculty of Continuing Medical Education, Tel Aviv The literature of the last two or three decades is abundant in reports of ocular diseases due to various molds and yeasts that, in their majority, are nonpathogenic in type but which may become pathogens under certain conditions. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no report of an ocular involvement due to Rhodotorula. Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (rubra) is a red-pigmented asporogenous yeast species, commonly found all over the world. According to Lodder [1971 ], it has been isolated from jam, beer, flowers, sewage, lakes and air. It has been grown from animal and human sources [Staib, 1958; F ors and Saak, 1960; M ackenzie, 1961; Stenderup and Pedersen, 1962; Sonck and Somersalo, 1963; Shelburne et al., 1965; Kaben and P reuss, 1967; Beemer et al., 1970; F einstein et al., 1971], Stenderup and P eter­ sen [1962] found 22 Rhodotorula cultures among 968 grown from healthy and

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