Risk Factors, Clinical Features, and Outcomes of Recurrent Fungal Keratitis after Corneal Transplantation

Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 890-896

  Shi, Weiyun ^a   Wang, Ting ^a   Xie, Lixin ^a   Li, Suxia ^a   Gao, Hua ^a   Liu, Juncai ^a   Li, Huiping ^a  

^a SHANDONG EYE INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG RESPONSE; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; VITREOUS OPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951622209     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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