Acinetobacter and Staphylococcus aureus ulcerative keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis treated with antibiotics and phototherapeutic keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 404-406

  Lindbohm, Nina ^a   Moilanen, Jukka A O ^a,b   Vesaluoma, Minna H ^a   Tervo, Timo M T ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; APROTININ; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOXYCYCLINE; EYE DROPS; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GENTAMICIN; GRAMICIDIN; NEOMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; POLYMYXIN B; POVIDONE IODINE; PREDNISOLONE; SCOPOLAMINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA ULCER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMICROBIAL ULCERATIVE KERATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY; WAVEFRONT ANALYSIS;

EID: 22644446285     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050701-19     Document Type: Article

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