Adhesion and growth of Serratia marcescens on artificial closed eye tears soaked hydrogel contact lenses

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Hume, E B H ^a   Willcox, M D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Contact lenses; Growth; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; TEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INFLAMMATION; HYDROGEL; NONHUMAN; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0030747538     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01753.x     Document Type: Article

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