Microbial contamination of contact lenses, lens care solutions, and their accessories: A literature review

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-129

  Szczotka Flynn, Loretta B ^a   Pearlman, Eric ^a   Ghannoum, Mahmoud ^b  

^a Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial lens surfaces; Contact lens; Microbial contamination

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMMENSAL; CONTACT LENS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STORAGE;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; KERATITIS; ORTHOKERATOLOGIC PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 77949472586     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e3181d20cae     Document Type: Review

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