Contact lens microbial keratitis and prior topical steroid use: A disaster in the making?

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 484-488

  Wang, J C ^a   Su, D ^b   Lim, Li ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Microbiology; Morbidity; Steroids; Ulcerative keratitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; FRAMYCETIN; GENTAMICIN; NATAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTACT LENS KERATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SNELLEN TEST TYPE; STEROID THERAPY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL AID; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 4644362831     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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