Infectious keratitis caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and yeast simultaneously

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1234-1236

  Kim, Jun Heon ^a   Shin, Hyoung Ho ^a   Song, Jong Suk ^a   Kim, Hyo Myung ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coinfection; Infectious keratitis; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Yeast

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EYE DROPS; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; CORNEA LESION; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INFLAMMATION; KERATITIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YEAST;

CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 33845730785     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000226361.11431.5a     Document Type: Article

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