Use of topical voriconazole in alternaria keratitis;Uso de voriconazol tópico en queratitis por alternaria

Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 493-495

  Barón, Begoña De Domingo ^a,b   Rodriguez Ares T ^a   Tourino Peralba R ^a   Pardo Sanchez F ^a   Romero Jung, P ^a   Barcia, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Fungal keratitis; Penetrating keratoplastia; Resistent keratitis; Topical voriconazole

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; EYE DROPS; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE INJURY; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ALTERNARIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MYCOSES; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PYRIMIDINES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 51149090811     PISSN: 03656691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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