In vivo and in vitro investigations of fungal keratitis caused by colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 563-565

  Mitani, Arisa ^a   Shiraishi, Atsushi ^a   Uno, Toshihiko ^a   Miyamoto, Hitoshi ^b   Hara, Yuko ^a   Yamaguchi, Masahiko ^a   Ohashi, Yuichi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BETAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; RIBOSOME RNA; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES; CONIDIUM; CORNEA STROMA; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DUST; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INJURY; KERATOMYCOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COLLETOTRICHUM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; NATAMYCIN; PYRIMIDINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 77149176591     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2009.0069     Document Type: Article

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