Nocardia asteroides sclerokeratitis in a contact lens wearer

CLAO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 66-68

  Sridhar, M S ^a   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a   Lister, Mark A ^b   Laibson, Peter R ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amikacin; Contact lens complications; Corneal ulcer; Keratitis; Nocardia; Scleritis; Sclerokeratitis; Soft contact lens; Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA ULCER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; SCLERA; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; MICROBIOLOGY; NOCARDIOSIS; SCLERITIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; SCLERITIS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0036527553     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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