The use of voriconazole in the treatment of cylindrocarpon keratomycosis

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-218

  Mitra, Arijit ^a   Savant, Vijay ^b   Aralikatti, Anil ^b   Dean, Simon ^b   Shah, Sunil ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cylindrocarpon; Fungus; Keratitis; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NATAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEAL BIOPSY; CYLINDROCARPON; CYLINDROCARPON LICHENICOLA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY INFECTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 67650620079     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181870315     Document Type: Article

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