The use of voriconazole in the management of post-penetrating keratoplasty Paecilomyces keratitis

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-177

  Deng, Sophie X ^a   Kamal, Khairidzan M ^a   Hollander, David A ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NATAMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FUNGAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAECILOMYCES;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAECILOMYCES; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 68149091497     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2008.0096     Document Type: Article

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