Candida albicans interface infection after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 883-885

  Fontana, Luigi ^a   Parente, Gabriella ^a   Pede, Bruna Di ^a   Tassinari, Giorgio ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Corneal interface infection; Endophthalmitis; Lamellar keratoplasty; Transmission of infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; DEEP ANTERIOR LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; EYE SURGERY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MYCOSIS; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34547655677     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318074e475     Document Type: Article

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