Recurrent fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 558-560

  Wang, Ming X ^a   Shen, David J ^a   Liu, Judy C ^b   Pflugfelder, Stephen C ^c   Alfonso, Eduardo C ^c   Forster, Richard K ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acremonium; Antibiotic; Antifungal therapy (fungal pupillary block); Cornea; Endophthalmitis; Filamentous fungi; Fungal keratitis; Infection; Penetrating keratoplasty; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ACREMONIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACREMONIUM; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; RECURRENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033910395     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200007000-00031     Document Type: Article

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