Medical treatment for combined Fusarium and Acanthamoeba keratitis

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Lin, Hsin Chiung ^a   Hsiao, Ching Hsi ^a   Ma, David Hui Kang ^a   Yeh, Lung Kun ^a   Tan, Hsin Yuan ^a   Lin, Meng Yin ^a   Huang, Samuel Chao Ming ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Fusarium; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NATAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PROPAMIDINE; STEROID;

ACANTHAMOEBA INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FUSARIOSIS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BENZAMIDINES; BIGUANIDES; CHILD; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL EDEMA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MYCOSES; NATAMYCIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449214139     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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