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Furthermore, infections caused by rare fungal strains warrant equal attention in the management of this condition.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A case of fungal keratitis was presented, where corneal scraping material culture yielded pink colonies. Lactophenol cotton blue staining revealed distinctive spore formation consistent with the <jats:italic>Fusarium species<\/jats:italic>. Further analysis using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption\/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) identified the causative agent as <jats:italic>Fusarium proliferatum<\/jats:italic>. However, definitive diagnosis of <jats:italic>Pseudonectria foliicola<\/jats:italic> infection was confirmed through ITS sequencing. The patient\u2019s recovery was achieved with a combination therapy of voriconazole eye drops and itraconazole systemic treatment.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p><jats:italic>Pseudonectria foliicola<\/jats:italic> is a plant pathogenic bacterium that has never been reported in human infections before. 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