Bacterial transmission from contact lenses to porcine corneas: An ex vivo study

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2042-2046

  Vermeltfoort, Pit B J ^a   Van Kooten, Theo G ^a   Bruinsma, Gerda M ^a   Hooymans, Anneke M M ^a   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^a   Busscher, Henk J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALAFILCON A; ETAFILCON A; LOTRAFILCON A; SILICONE GEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE;

EID: 22144464865     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-1401     Document Type: Article

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