Treatment of severe fungal keratitis with subconjunctival Amphotericin B

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 608-611

  Carrasco, María Alejandra ^a,b   Genesoni, Graciela ^a  

^a Department of Ophthalmology   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

amphotericin B; antifungal treatment; corneal ulcer; fungal keratitis; subconjunctival injection

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANFOTERICINA B NORTHIA; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MYCOSES;

EID: 79955072967     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181fb826d     Document Type: Article

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