Therapeutic Keratectomy for Mycobacterium abscessus keratitis after LASIK

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 805-807

  Sun, Yi Chen ^a   Wang, I Jong ^a   Chen, Wei Li ^a   Hu, Fung Rong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atypical; Case report; Keratectomy; Keratitis; Keratolilieusis; Laser in situ; Mycobacterium infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; ITRACONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; LASER EPITHELIAL KERATOMILEUSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUPIL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA; KERATOMILEUSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1342285050     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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