Contact lens-related microbial keratitis: Recent outbreaks

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-306

  Patel, Avni ^a   Hammersmith, Kristin ^a,b  

^a Wills Eye Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Contact lenses; Fusarium; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ALEXIDINE; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; COMPLETE MOISTUREPLUS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; MOISTURELOC; POLYHEXAMETHETHYLENE BIGUANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONTACT LENS; EPIDEMIC; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM KERATITIS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT CONTACT LENS; ANIMAL; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; CONTACT LENSES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49849093193     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283045e74     Document Type: Review

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