Characteristics of fungal growth in soft contact lenses

International Contact Lens Clinic

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 84-91

  Chen, Jennifer ^a   Fraser, Tony ^a   Fisher, Damien ^a   Khalil, Zeinab ^a   Collins, Michael ^a   Hafner, Louise ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fungi; Keratitis; Microorganism; Soft contact lenses

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME; WATER;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; EXOPHIALA; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INOCULATION; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; PENICILLIUM; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0033281804     PISSN: 08928967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-8967(00)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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