Management of tunnel fungal infection with voriconazole

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 915-917

  Jhanji, Vishal ^a   Sharma, Namrata ^a   Mannan, Rashim ^a   Titiyal, Jeewan S ^a   Vajpayee, Rasik B ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GATIFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; CORNEA OPACITY; DRUG RESPONSE; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGHT; MYCOSIS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA; ULCER; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; MYCOSES; PYRIMIDINES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TRIAZOLES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34247387630     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.12.026     Document Type: Article

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