A cluster of cases of Mycobacterium szulgai keratitis that occurred after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1039-1046

  Holmes, Gary P ^a   Bond, Gregory B ^b   Fader, Robert C ^c   Fulcher, Samuel F ^d,e,f  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Office of Infection Control   (United States)

^c Internal Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^d SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Sherwood and Brindley Foundation   (United States)

^f TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM SZULGAI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037090065     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339487     Document Type: Article

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