Bilateral simultaneous infectious keratitis secondary to contact lens wear: An unusual case report with rare organisms

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 33, Issue 6 PART 1 OF 2, 2007, Pages 338-340

  Ali, Nadir Ali Mohamed ^a   Reddy, Sagili Chandrasekhara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alkaligenes species; Contact lens wear; Flavobacterium meningosepticum; Infectious keratitis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; KETOROLAC; MEFENAMIC ACID; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; ALCALIGENES; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; CORNEAL BIOPSY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATITIS; LACRIMATION DISORDER; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOFT CONTACT LENS; SUPERINFECTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ALCALIGENES; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SUPPURATION; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 36048964506     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e3180421be3     Document Type: Article

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