Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in an atopic silicone hydrogel lens wearer with rosacea

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 254-256

  Robertson, Danielle M ^a   Cavanagh, H Dwight ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial keratitis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Silicone hydrogel lens

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; POLYSPORIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; BLEPHARITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KERATITIS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROSACEA; SLIT LAMP;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; ROSACEA; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 31944436269     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ICL.0000159230.16447.1A     Document Type: Article

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