Hyphal penetration of worn hydrogel contact lenses by Fusarium

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 914-917

  Ahearn, Donald G ^a   Zhang, Shangtong ^a   Ward, Michael A ^b   Simmons, Robert B ^a   Stulting, R Doyle ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusarium; Hyphal penetration; Keratitis; Worn hydrogel contact lens

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COILED BODY; CONIDIUM; CONTACT LENS; EXPOSURE; EYE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; HYPHAE; METHACRYLATES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SILICONES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69749124851     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31819c189d     Document Type: Article

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