Bilateral methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus keratitis in a medical resident following an uneventful bilateral photorefractive keratectomy

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-189

  Solomon, Renée ^a   Donnenfeld, Eric D ^a   Perry, Henry D ^a   Biser, Seth ^a  

^a OPHTHALMIC CONSULTANTS OF LONG ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious keratitis; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; Microbial keratitis; Photorefractive keratectomy; Refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; FLUOROMETHOLONE; OFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KERATITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CORNEA; DRUG COMBINATION; EYELID; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OFLOXACIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0142121356     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000072826.38354.31     Document Type: Review

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