Practice patterns in the management of fungal corneal ulcers

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 856-859

  Loh, Allison R ^a,b   Hong, Kevin ^b   Lee, Salena ^b   Mannis, Mark ^c   Acharya, Nisha R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungals; Fungal corneal ulcers; Management; Practice patterns; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; CASPOFUNGIN; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG COST; EUROPE; FUNGAL CORNEAL ULCER; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONOTHERAPY; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG COSTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MYCOSES; NATAMYCIN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PYRIMIDINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 69749126480     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318199fa77     Document Type: Article

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