Fusarium endophthalmitis following keratitis associated with contact lenses

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 310-313

  Rosenberg, Krista D ^a   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a,b   Alfonso, Eduardo C ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a  

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

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFAZOLIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATITIS; LENSECTOMY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33746725384     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20060701-08     Document Type: Article

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