Keratitis caused by Trachipleistophora anthropopthera

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-328

  Pariyakanok, Lalida ^a   Jongwutiwes, Somchai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electron micrograph; Keratoplasty; Microsporidium; Stromal keratitis; Trachipleistophora anthropopthera

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FUMAGILLIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEAL BIOPSY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GLAUCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION CONTROL; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SLIT LAMP; TRACHIPLEISTOPHORA ANTHROPOPTHERA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CORNEA; CYCLOHEXANES; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HIV-1; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PANSPORABLASTINA; SESQUITERPENES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 28044432799     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.030     Document Type: Article

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