Polymicrobial keratitis after a collagen cross-linking procedure with postoperative use of a contact lens

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 474-476

  Zamora, Katherine V ^a   Males, John J ^a,b  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collagen cross linking; Keratitis; Streptococcus oralis; Streptococcus salivarius; UV A

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLLAGEN; GENTAMICIN; HOMATROPINE; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; OFLOXACIN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INJURY; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SECONDARY INFECTION; SKIN DEFECT; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; TISSUE CULTURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLLAGEN; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67650616270     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31818d381a     Document Type: Article

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