Outbreak of contact lens-related fusarium keratitis in France

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1018-1021

  Gaujoux, Thomas ^a   Chatel, Marc Antoine ^a   Chaumeil, Christine ^a   Laroche, Laurent ^a   Borderie, Vincent M ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Fungal keratitis; Fusarium; Re Nu Moisture Loc

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; VORICONAZOLE; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; KERATOMYCOSIS; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY; KERATITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRANCE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149147536     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318173144d     Document Type: Article

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