Acanthamoeba and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis with fungal keratitis in the contralateral eye

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1207-1209

  Mauger, Thomas F ^a   Kuennen, Rebecca Ann ^a   Smith, Reynell Harder ^a   Sawyer, William ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Confocal; Fungus; Keratitis; Stenotrophomonas

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA STROMA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE INFECTION; EYE PAIN; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 78650684140     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S14507     Document Type: Article

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