Bacterial contamination of hydrophilic contact lens solutions marketed in Spain

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 529-532

  Durbán, Juan J ^a,b   Villaverde, E Hita ^a   Monteoliva Sanchez, Mercedes ^a   Ramos Cormenzana, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp.; bacterial contamination; hydrophilic contact lens solutions; Oerskovia spp.; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; CONTACT LENSES; CONTAMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTION; MARKETING;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; FACTORY SEALED BOTTLES; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; OERSKOVIA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPAIN;

SOLUTIONS;

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTACT LENS; EYE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPAIN;

EID: 0030220351     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199608000-00002     Document Type: Article

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