Antifungal chemotherapy for fungal keratitis guided by in vivo confocal microscopy

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 246, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 581-586

  Shi, Weiyun ^a   Li, Suxia ^a   Liu, Mingna ^a   Jin, Huixiang ^a   Xie, Lixin ^a  

^a SHANDONG EYE INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Antifungal chemotherapy; Confocal microscopy; Fungal keratitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DICLOFENAC; EYE DROPS; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; RECOMBINANT EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LESION; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGI; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; NATAMYCIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 41349103700     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-007-0719-x     Document Type: Article

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