Candida Parapsilosis keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-55

  Bourcier, Tristan ^a   Touzeau, Olivier ^a   Thomas, Frédéric ^a   Chaumeil, Christine ^a   Baudrimont, Marie ^a   Borderie, Vincent ^a   Laroche, Laurent ^a  

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

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Corneal graft; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; RIFAMYCIN; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037224012     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200301000-00012     Document Type: Article

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