Infectious crystalline keratopathy caused by Gemella haemolysans

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 643-644

  Kailasanathan, Anusha ^a   Anderson, David F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gemella haemolysans; Infectious crystalline keratopathy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; OFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA TOXICITY; CORNEAL BIOPSY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS CRYSTALLINE KERATOPATHY; KERATOPATHY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFUROXIME; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CORNEAL DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 34547483479     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3180439c0c     Document Type: Article

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