Aspergillus fumigatus keratitis following laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1806-1807

  Sun, Young ^a   Jain, Atul ^a   Ta, Christopher N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; GATIFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; PREDNISONE ACETATE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RASH; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CORNEAL ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PYRIMIDINES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 34548683883     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.05.051     Document Type: Article

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