Mycobacterium chelonae Keratitis Associated with Soft Contact Lens Wear

CLAO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 228-230

  Malecha, Monika A ^a,b   Doughman, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid fast positive bacteria; Amikacin; Beaded filaments Ziehl Neelsen stain; Soft contact lenses

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; SULFACETAMIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NOCARDIA; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036780148     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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