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flucytosine and Eye Disorders

flucytosine has been researched along with Eye Disorders in 20 studies

Flucytosine: A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent.
flucytosine : An organofluorine compound that is cytosine that is substituted at position 5 by a fluorine. A prodrug for the antifungal 5-fluorouracil, it is used for the treatment of systemic fungal infections.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Seven young men developed disseminated candidiasis within 10 days of a single episode of intravenous heroin abuse."7.67Exogenous ocular candidiasis associated with intravenous heroin abuse. ( Collignon, PJ; Dunlop, C; Harding, JA; Sorrell, TC, 1984)
"Seven young men developed disseminated candidiasis within 10 days of a single episode of intravenous heroin abuse."3.67Exogenous ocular candidiasis associated with intravenous heroin abuse. ( Collignon, PJ; Dunlop, C; Harding, JA; Sorrell, TC, 1984)
"Treatment with flucytosine of 20 patients with fungal infections gave favorable results in four patients with crytococcal infections, two of four patients with disseminated candidiasis, eight of ten patients with urinary tract infections due to Candida albicans and Torulopsis glabrata, and tow of three patients with miscellaneous infections due to Calbicans."3.65Treatment of fungal infections with flucytosine. ( Harder, EJ; Hermans, PE, 1975)

Research

Studies (20)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199018 (90.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (5.00)29.6817
2010's1 (5.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Johnson, WJ1
Blice, JP1
Lee, KK1
Wykoff, CC1
Albini, TA1
Couvillion, SS1
Dubovy, SR1
Davis, JL1
Sorrell, TC1
Dunlop, C1
Collignon, PJ1
Harding, JA1
Chapman-Smith, JS1
Parr, DH1
Say, PJ1
Stenson, S1
Brookner, A1
Rosenthal, S1
Weis, RF1
Everett, ED1
Sprouse, R1
Elfervig, JL1
Lieberman, TW1
Leopold, IH1
Jones, DB2
Eilard, T1
Beskow, D1
Norrby, R1
Wåhlén, P1
Alestig, K1
Martenet, AC1
Wildberger, H1
Condon, PI1
Terry, SI1
Falconer, H1
Stone, RD2
Irvine, AR2
O'Connor, GR1
Harder, EJ1
Hermans, PE2
Segal, E2
Romano, A2
Eylan, E2
Stein, R2
Deutsch, D1
Adler, S1
Teller, J1
Savir, H1
Dupont, B1
Drouhet, E1
Stern, WH1
Tamura, E1
Jacobs, RA1
Pons, VG1
O'Day, DM1
Robertson, DM1
Riley, FC1

Reviews

1 review available for flucytosine and Eye Disorders

ArticleYear
New antifungal therapy in ophthalmology.
    Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society, 1973, Volume: 71

    Topics: Antifungal Agents; Candidiasis; Clotrimazole; Eye Diseases; Flucytosine; Humans; Immunotherapy; Myco

1973

Other Studies

19 other studies available for flucytosine and Eye Disorders

ArticleYear
Bilateral Asymptomatic Cryptococcal Retinitis without Choroiditis or Vitritis.
    Ophthalmology, 2018, Volume: 125, Issue:4

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Choroiditis; Cryptococcosis; Cryptoc

2018
Intraocular cryptococcoma.
    Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2009, Volume: 127, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Drug Therapy, Comb

2009
Exogenous ocular candidiasis associated with intravenous heroin abuse.
    The British journal of ophthalmology, 1984, Volume: 68, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Eye Diseases; Flucytosine; Heroin; Humans; Male; Substance-Relat

1984
Ocular cryptococcosis in New Zealand.
    The New Zealand medical journal, 1980, Apr-23, Volume: 91, Issue:658

    Topics: Adult; Amphotericin B; Cryptococcosis; Eye Diseases; Female; Flucytosine; Humans; Lung Abscess

1980
Bilateral endogenous necrotizing scleritis due to Aspergillus oryzae.
    Annals of ophthalmology, 1982, Volume: 14, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Amphotericin B; Aspergillosis; Aspergillus oryzae; Child; Cocaine; Eye Diseases;

1982
Endogenous cryptococcal endophthalmitis.
    Southern medical journal, 1981, Volume: 74, Issue:4

    Topics: Amphotericin B; Cryptococcosis; Eye Diseases; Female; Flucytosine; Humans; Middle Aged

1981
Therapy of postsurgical fungal endophthalmitis.
    Ophthalmology, 1978, Volume: 85, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Amphotericin B; Animals; Antifungal Agents; Aspergillosis; Cataract Extraction; Eye Diseases;

1978
Combined treatment with amphotericin B and flucytosine in severe fungal infections.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 1976, Volume: 2, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amphotericin B; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Cytosine; Drug Therapy, Combination; Eye

1976
[The treatment of candida-albicans-endophthalmitis (author's transl)].
    Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 1976, Volume: 168, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Child; Cytosine; Eye Diseases; Female; Flucytosine; Huma

1976
Cryptococcal eye disease.
    Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 1977, Sep-30, Volume: 44, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Amphotericin B; Cryptococcosis; Eye Diseases; Flucytosine; Humans; Male

1977
Candida endophthalmitis: report of an unusual case with isolation of the etiologic agent by vitreous biopsy.
    Annals of ophthalmology, 1975, Volume: 7, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Amphotericin B; Biopsy; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Cataract; Diagnostic Errors; Eye

1975
Treatment of fungal infections with flucytosine.
    Archives of internal medicine, 1975, Volume: 135, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alkaline Phosphatase; Candida; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus ne

1975
Experimental and clinical studies of 5-fluorocytosine activity in Candida ocular infections. I. In vitro activity of 5-fluorocytosine on Candida species isolated from ocular infections.
    Chemotherapy, 1975, Volume: 21, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Candida; Candidiasis; Conjunctivitis; Corneal Ulcer; Cytosine; Drug Resistance, Microbial;

1975
Experimental and clinical studies of 5-fluorocytosine activity in candida ocular infections, II. The effect of 5-fluorocytosine in treating experimental candida infection in rabbits' eyes.
    Infection, 1975, Volume: 3, Issue:3

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Administration, Topical; Animals; Candidiasis; Cytosine; Eye Diseases; Flucyto

1975
Endogenous candidal endophthalmitis.
    Annals of ophthalmology, 1989, Volume: 21, Issue:7

    Topics: Aged; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Endophthalmitis; Eye Diseases; Female; Flucytosine; Fluorescein A

1989
Cutaneous, ocular, and osteoarticular candidiasis in heroin addicts: new clinical and therapeutic aspects in 38 patients.
    The Journal of infectious diseases, 1985, Volume: 152, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amphotericin B; Bone Diseases; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Candidiasis, Cutaneous; E

1985
Epidemic postsurgical Candida parapsilosis endophthalmitis. Clinical findings and management of 15 consecutive cases.
    Ophthalmology, 1985, Volume: 92, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Cataract Extraction; Eye Diseases; Female; Flucytosine; Humans; K

1985
Endogenous Candida oculomycosis. Report of two patients treated with flucytosine.
    Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 1974, Volume: 91, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Antifungal Agents; Autopsy; Candida albicans; Candidiasis; Cytosine; Eye Diseases; Female; Flu

1974
Editorial: New drugs for fungal bugs.
    Investigative ophthalmology, 1973, Volume: 12, Issue:8

    Topics: Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Eye Diseases; Flucytosine; Humans; I

1973