Amphotericin B in the therapy of Candida glabrata endophthalmitis after penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1243-1244

  Grueb, Matthias ^a   Rohrbach, Jens Martin ^a   Zierhut, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Candida glabrata; Endophthalmitis; Fluconazole; Penetrating keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ATROPINE; EYE DROPS; FLUCONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 33845809558     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000240096.15377.e4     Document Type: Article

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