Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Candida Keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Sun, Regina L ^a   Jones, Dan B ^a   Wilhelmus, Kirk R ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34248549695     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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