Delayed-onset mycobacterial keratitis after LASIK

Cornea

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 546-554

  Fulcher, Samuel F A ^a   Fader, Robert C ^a   Rosa Jr , Robert H ^a   Holmes, Gary P ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clarithromycin; Keratitis; Nontuberculous mycobacteria; Post LASIK

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ETHAMBUTOL; IMIPENEM; ISONIAZID; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULFACETAMIDE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036065750     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200208000-00003     Document Type: Article

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