Presumed ocular candidiasis in drug misusers after intravenous use of oral high dose buprenorphine (Subutex) [11]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 940-941

  Cassoux, Nathalie ^a   Bodaghi, B ^a   Lehoang, Phuc ^a   Edel, Y ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MISUSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NARCOTICS;

EID: 0036312237     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.8.940     Document Type: Letter

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