Staphylococcus aureus ulcer associated with continuous wear of silicone hydrogel contact lenses

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 72-74

  Schornack, Muriel M ^a   Peterson, Daniel ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Continuous wear; Microbial keratitis; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; FOCUS NIGHT & DAY; GENTAMICIN; HYDRON ZERO; OXYGEN; PURE VISION; SILICONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LOTRAFILCON A; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYPOXIA; KERATITIS; LOTRAFILCON A; MALE; MATERIALS; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PHYSICIAN; POLYMACRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG COMBINATION; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SILICONES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33645800373     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icl.0000174754.45463.84     Document Type: Article

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