Acremonium fungal infection in 4 patients after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 262-267

  Alfonso, José F ^a,b   Baamonde, M Begoña ^a   Santos, M Jesús ^a   Astudillo, Aurora ^a   Fernández Vega, Luis ^a  

^a Inst Oftalmologico Dres F   (Spain)

^b Instituto Oftalmologico Fernandez Vega   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BETAMETHASONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DEFLAZACORT; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MYCOSIS; MYOPIA; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1242319339     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00646-1     Document Type: Article

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