Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from a contact lens at the time of a contact lens-induced peripheral ulcer: Case report

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 116-120

  Jalbert, Isabelle ^a   Willcox, Mark D P ^a   Sweeney, Deborah F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033988698     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200001000-00023     Document Type: Article

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