Bacterial transmission from lens storage cases to contact lenses - Effects of lens care solutions and silver impregnation of cases

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 237-243

  Vermeltfoort, Pit B J ^a   Hooymans, Johanna M M ^a   Busscher, Henk J ^a   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Bacteria; Biofilm; Contact lens; Silver

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; COLLOIDS; CONTACT LENSES; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IMPREGNATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SILICONES; SILVER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS;

ANTIBACTERIAL; BACTERIA; BIOFILM; CONTACT LENS; HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES; P. AERUGINOSA; PLANKTONIC BACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

LENSES;

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; POLYPROPYLENE; SILICONE; SILVER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CONTACT LENS; CONTAINER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEL; PLANKTON; PLATE COUNT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER IMPREGNATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STORAGE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOFILMS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; HUMANS; SILVER; STERILIZATION;

EID: 52449124267     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31102     Document Type: Article

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