Fungal Keratitis Associated With Non-therapeutic Soft Contact Lenses

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 154-155

  Alfonso, Eduardo C ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a   Cantu Dibildox, Jorge ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^a   Schein, Oliver D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; LABORATORY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL ULCER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MYCOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745405165     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.04.025     Document Type: Article

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