Assessment safety and efficacy of a combination therapy of topical amphotericin B and subconjunctival fluconazole for the treatment of fungal keratitis

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-197

  Mahdy, Reda A ^a   Nada, Waled M ^a   Wageh, Mostafa M ^a   Kader, Mohammad A ^a   Saleh, Mahmoud M ^a   Alswad, Mahmoud M ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

amphotericin B; fluconazole; Fungal keratitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ATROPINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; EYE DROPS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CONJUNCTIVAL NECROSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; ULCER HEALING; CONJUNCTIVA; DRUG COMBINATION; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS; INJECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KERATITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; KERATITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955119790     PISSN: 15569527     EISSN: 15569535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569521003801454     Document Type: Article

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