Loss of bactericidal activity from contact lens storage solutions

CLAO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-62

  Rosenthal, Ruth A ^a   McDonald, Matilda M ^a   Schlitzer, Ronald L ^a   Abshire, Robert ^a   Stone, Ralph ^a  

^a ALCON RESEARCH LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; POLYAMINOPROPYL BIGUANIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CORNEA DISEASE; DISINFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOFT CONTACT LENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIGUANIDES; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; HUMANS; POLYMERS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031030769     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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