Current state of in vivo confocal microscopy in management of microbial keratitis

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 166-170

  Kumar, Radhika L ^a   Cruzat, Andrea ^a   Hamrah, Pedram ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

acanthamoeba keratitis; cornea; fungal keratitis; in vivo confocal microscopy; infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; FLUCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POSACONAZOLE; PROPAMIDINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIODE LASER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; IN VIVO CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; KERATOMYCOSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLIT LAMP; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78649389078     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2010.518516     Document Type: Review

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