The effectiveness of several current soft contact lens care systems against Aspergillus

CLAO Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 82-84

  Connor, Charles G ^a   Presley, Lance ^a   Finchum, Shelly M ^a   Steel, Scott A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; HYDROCARE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MIRAFLOW; OPTI ONE; POLYAMINOPROPYL BIGUANIDE; POLYQUATERNIUM 1; PUREEYES; QUICK CARE; RENU; THIOMERSAL; TRISCHEM; TYLOXAPOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HYGIENE; MYCOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0031958038     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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