Therapeutic effect of intracameral amphotericin B injection in the treatment of fungal keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 814-818

  Yoon, Kyung Chul ^a,b   Jeong, In Young ^a   Im, Seong Kyu ^a   Chae, Hong Jae ^a   Yang, Sung Yeul ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Fungal keratitis; Intracameral injection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34547692873     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31806c791e     Document Type: Article

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