Nosocomial Pseudomonas Aeruginosa-Associated Keratitis in Soft Contact Lens Wearer;Nosokomiale Pseudomonas-Aeruginosa-Assoziierte Keratitis nach Tragen Weicher Kontaktlinsen

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-55

  Grünauer Kloevekorn, Claudia ^a   Wilhelm, Frank ^a   Duncker, Gernot I W ^a   Hammer, Thomas ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corneal ulcer; Hydrophilic contact lenses; Nosocomial infection; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MEZLOCILLIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL ULCER; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 1242339711     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-812639     Document Type: Article

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