Contact Lens Disinfectants

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Pinna, Antonio ^a   Usai, Donatella ^a   Zanetti, Stefania ^a   Carta, Francesco ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTACT LENS; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LETTER; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548276516     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.04.009     Document Type: Letter

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