Fusarium keratitis in Mexico

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 626-630

  Pérez Balbuena, Ana Lilia ^a   Vanzzini Rosano, Virginia ^a   Valadéz Virgen, José De Jesús ^a   Campos Möller, Xavier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DR LUIS SÁNCHEZ BULNES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antifungal monotherapy; Conjunctival flap; Fungal keratitis; Penetrating keratoplasty; Staphyloma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; MYDRIATIC AGENT; NATAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; EVISCERATION; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUSARIUM KERATITIS; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; MONOTHERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650575722     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31819bc2ea     Document Type: Article

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