Characteristics of and risk factors for contact lens-related microbial keratitis in a tertiary referral hospital

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-160

  Edwards, K ^a,b   Keay, L ^a,b   Naduvilath, T ^b   Snibson, G ^c,d   Taylor, H ^b,c,d   Stapleton, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Contact lenses; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 58249111550     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702953     Document Type: Article

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