Alcaligenes xylosoxidans keratitis post penetrating keratoplasty in a rigid gas permeable lens wearer

CLAO Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 239-241

  Lin, Alison ^a   Driebe Jr , William T ^a   Polack, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NATAMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ADULT; ALCALIGENES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; GAS PERMEABILITY; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ALCALIGENES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GASES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERMEABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TICARCILLIN; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0031762901     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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