Growth and survival of Fusarium solani-F. oxysporum complex on stressed multipurpose contact lens care solution films on plastic surfaces in situ and in vitro

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1210-1216

  Zhang, Shangtong ^a   Ahearn, Donald G ^a   Noble Wang, Judith A ^b   Stulting, R Doyle ^c   Schwam, Brian L ^d   Simmons, Robert B ^a   Pierce, George E ^a   Crow Jr , Sidney A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Kell Hall 24 ^*

Author keywords

Contact lens; Fusarium solani F. oxysporum complex; Microcycle conidiation; ReNu with MoistureLoc; Stressed multipurpose contact lens solution films

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; AGAR; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOSPORE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RISK; KERATOMYCOSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURVIVAL RATE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MYCOSES; PLASTICS; PRODUCT PACKAGING;

EID: 33845866646     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31802dd3a4     Document Type: Article

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