Late Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis after Corneal Transplantation: Spectrum of Pathogens, Graft Survival, and Visual Prognosis

Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 1988, Pages 1450-1457

  Harris, David J ^a   Stulting, R Doyle ^a   Waring, George O ^a   Wilson, Louis A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; corneal transplantation; corneal ulcer; fungus; keratitis; keratoplasty; prophylactic antibiotic; Streptococcus epidermidis; therapeutic contact lens

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; FUNGUS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0023769550     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(88)33008-3     Document Type: Article

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