Bacterial biofilm on contact lenses and lens storage cases in wearers with microbial keratitis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 827-838

  McLaughlin Borlace, L ^a   Stapleton, F ^a,b   Matheson, M ^a   Dart, J K G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CONTAMINATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

'CURRENT; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOFILM DENSITY; BIOFILM FORMATION; CHLORINE RELEASE; DISINFECTION SYSTEMS; LENS SURFACE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL KERATITIS; RISK FACTORS;

CONTACT LENSES;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE SEVERITY; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; PATHOGENICITY; RISK FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031750255     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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