Pseudomonas keratitis after collagen crosslinking for keratoconus: Case report and review of literature

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 517-520

  Sharma, Namrata ^a   Maharana, Praful ^a   Singh, Gurnarinder ^a   Titiyal, Jeewan S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; COLLAGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; HOMATROPINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; RIBOFLAVIN; TOBRAMYCIN SULFATE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA ULCER; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; LENS EPITHELIUM; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA KERATITIS; SKIN DEFECT; SOFT CONTACT LENS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLLAGEN; CONTACT LENSES; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77349086895     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.08.041     Document Type: Article

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