The efficacy of soft contact lens disinfection solutions against Serratia marcescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-237

  Parment, Per Arne ^a   Colucci, Betina ^a   Nyström, Bertil ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Disinfection; Pseudomonas; Serratia

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

EID: 0029934012     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00083.x     Document Type: Article

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