Contamination of contact-lens-related sources with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 324-331

  Micallef, C ^a,c   Cuschieri, P ^b   Bonnici, M R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^c Papillon   (Malta)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Contact lens; Keratitis; Overwear; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

C AND L SOLUTION; C AND S; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; EDETATE DISODIUM; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LC 65; OPTI FREE; RENU; SAUFLON; SENSITIVE EYES SALINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLOCARE MULTIPURPOSE; TROCLOSENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0033804229     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027514     Document Type: Article

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