Microbial contamination of hydrogel contact lenses

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 653-658

  Gopinathan, U ^a   Stapleton, F ^b   Sharma, S ^a   Willcox, M D P ^b   Sweeney, D F ^b   Rao, G N ^a   Holden, B A ^b  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CONTACT LENSES; CONTAMINATION; PATHOLOGY;

BACILLUS SPP; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; CONTACT LENS WEAR; EXTENDED WEARS; HYDROGEL CONTACT LENS; IONIC HYDROGELS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONIONIC; PROPIONIBACTERIA; SPECTRA'S;

HYDROGELS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031007734     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1997.tb03598.x     Document Type: Article

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