Infectious keratitis after astigmatic keratotomy in penetrating keratoplasty: Review of three cases

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 626-628

  Adrean, Sean D ^a   Cochrane, Rochelle ^a   Reilly, Charles D ^a   Mannis, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astigmatic keratotomy; Infectious keratitis; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DYSTROPHY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOTOMY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SLIT LAMP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ASTIGMATISM; CEFAZOLIN; CORNEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; KERATOTOMY, RADIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 21244486745     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000151552.70982.6e     Document Type: Review

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