Incidence of contamination of preserved saline solutions during normal use

CLAO Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-175

  Sweeney, Deborah F ^a   Willcox, Faao Mark D P ^a   Sansey, Nicollette ^a   Leitch, Carol ^a   Harmis, Najat ^a   Wong, Reginald ^a   Holden, Brien A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; EDETIC ACID; ETHYLENEDIAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTACT LENS; DISINFECTION; PRESERVATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DISINFECTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0032789182     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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