Insurgence of Fusarium keratitis associated with contact lens wear

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 941-947

  Alfonso, Eduardo C ^a   Cantu Dibildox, Jorge ^a   Munir, Wuqaas M ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a   O'Brien, Terrence P ^a   Karp, Carol L ^a   Yoo, Sonia H ^a   Forster, Richard K ^a   Culbertson, William W ^a   Donaldson, Kendall ^a   Rodila, Jill ^a   Lee, Yunhee ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIFLUORIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33745864029     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.7.ecs60039     Document Type: Review

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