Fungal keratitis at the Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts: Retrospective study of 19 cases;Les kératomycoses au Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts: Étude rétrospective, à propos de dix-neuf cas

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 890-896

  Rondeau, N ^a   Bourcier, T ^a   Chaumeil, C ^a   Borderie, V ^a   Touzeau, O ^a   Scat, Y ^a   Thomas, F ^a   Baudouin, C ^a   Nordmann, J P ^a   Laroche, L ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Candida; Cornea; Disease; Fungus; Fusarium; Keratitis; Penetrating keratoplasty; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EVISCERATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATITIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MYCOSIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036879905     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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