Intraocular penetration of micafungin in patient with candida albicans endophthalmitis

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 531-533

  Mochizuki, Kiyofumi ^a   Suemori, Shinsuke ^a   Udo, Kazunari ^a   Komori, Shinya ^a   Ohkusu, Kiyofumi ^a   Yamada, Noriaki ^a   Ogura, Shinji ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFMETAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; ITRACONAZOLE; MICAFUNGIN; MICONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG PENETRATION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EYE FUNDUS; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; STOMACH ULCER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UVEITIS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BIOPSY; VITREOUS BODY;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ECHINOCANDINS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIPOPEPTIDES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 80054856394     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: 15577732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2011.0026     Document Type: Article

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