Ocular mycosis at a referral center in Saudi Arabia: A 20-year study

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-238

  Jastaneiah, Sabah S ^a   Al Rajhi, Ali A ^a   Abbott, David ^b  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b PHOENIX INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus spp.; Fungal endophthalmitis; Fungal keratitis; Risk factors; Therapeutic keratoplasty; Trichophyton sp.

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; STEROID;

ACREMONIUM; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BASIDIOBOLUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; ENTROPION; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNGAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRIDECTOMY; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAECILOMYCES; PATIENT REFERRAL; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PETRIELLIDIUM BOYDII; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHTHISIS BULBI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHIZOPUS; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCEDOSPORIUM; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRABECULECTOMY; TRACHOMA; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 79959796847     PISSN: 13194534     EISSN: 13194534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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