Antibacterial and antifungal effects of soft contact lens disinfection solutions

Contact Lens and Anterior Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 83-86

  Cano Parra, Juan ^a   Bueno Gimeno, Inmaculada ^b   Lainez, Begoña ^c   Córdoba, Juan ^c   Montés Micó, Robert ^b  

^a Muncipal Hospital of Badalona   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibacterial and antifungal effects; Disinfection capacity; Ocular infections; Soft contact lens solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006929853     PISSN: 13670484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-0484(99)80043-5     Document Type: Article

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