The incidence of fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis following penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 288-291

  Keyhani, Kayvan ^a   Seedor, John A ^a,b   Shah, Mahendra K ^a   Terraciano, Anthony J ^a   Ritterband, David C ^a  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Fungal; Keratitis; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; ORGAN DONOR; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TISSUE CULTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDIASIS; CORNEA; CORNEAL EDEMA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 15744398909     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico..0000138832.3486.70     Document Type: Article

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