Saccharomyces keratitis and endophthalmitis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 229-232

  Kirsch, Leonard S ^a   Brownstein, Seymour ^a,b   Deschênes, Jean ^a   Sorgini, Curtis ^a   Jackson, W Bruce ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Endophthalmitis; Fungus; Graft rejection; Keratitis; Saccharomyces

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LENS IMPLANTATION; MYCOSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 0032742729     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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