Mycotic keratitis: An overview of diagnosis and therapy

Mycoses

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-199

  Shukla, P K ^a   Kumar, M ^a   Keshava, G B S ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus spp.; Candida spp.; Mycotic keratitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Predisposing factors

Indexed keywords

ALLYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; AMPHOTERICIN B METHYL ESTER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIFONAZOLE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COLLAGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; MYRORIDIN K; NATAMYCIN; OXICONAZOLE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TERBINAFINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACREMONIUM; AIDS PATIENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EYE IRRITATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUSARIUM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAND WASHING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KERATOMYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCEDOSPORIUM; SIDE EFFECT; SMEAR; STEROID THERAPY; TRICHODERMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MYCOSES;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 41849095665     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01480.x     Document Type: Review

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