Donor-to-host transmitted Candida endophthalmitis after penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 887-889

  Schotveld, Jan H ^a   Raijmakers, Anthony J W ^a   Henry, Ype ^a   Zaal, Michel J W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Candida; Endophthalmitis; Keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DONOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; REOPERATION; TISSUE DONORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 25844526477     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000157403.27150.c1     Document Type: Review

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