Epidemiological analysis of an outbreak of diffuse lamellar keratitis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 796-803

  Javaloy, Jaime ^a,b   Alió, Jorge L ^a,b   Rodríguez, Alejandra ^a   González, Amagoia ^a   Pérez Santonja, Juan J ^a  

^a Alicante   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE LAMELLAR KERATITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KERATOMILEUSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CORNEAL STROMA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855826719     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20110411-01     Document Type: Article

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