An outbreak of Fusarium keratitis associated with contact lens use in the northeastern United States

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1187-1194

  Gorscak, Jason J ^a   Ayres, Brandon D ^b   Bhagat, Neelakshi ^a   Hammersmith, Kristin M ^b   Rapuano, Christopher J ^b   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^b   Burday, Michele ^c   Mirani, Neena ^c   Jungkind, Donald ^d   Chu, David S ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Doctors Office Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Fungus; Fusarium; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ULCER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; NEW ENGLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 36549051286     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318142b932     Document Type: Article

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