Pseudomonas - Keratoconjunctivitis in a contact lens wearer, the therapy and keratoplasty à chaud;Pseudomonas - Keratokonjunktivitis bei einer kontaktlinsenträgerin, therapie und keratoplastik à chaud

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 223, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 699-702

  Gračner, Bojan ^a   Gracner T ^a   Falez M ^a   Pahor, D ^a  

^a Lehrkrankenhaus Maribor   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Bacterial keratitis; Contact lens fitting by non physician; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Soft contact lenses

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EYE INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; KERATOPLASTY; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VISUAL ACUITY; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750130968     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-926879     Document Type: Article

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