Contact lens-related microbial keratitis: How have epidemiology and genetics helped us with pathogenesis and prophylaxis

Eye

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-193

  Stapleton, F ^a,b,c   Carnt, N ^a,b  

^a BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c VISION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

contact lens; corneal infection; microbial keratitis

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT LENS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; GENE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STORAGE;

EID: 84856591906     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.288     Document Type: Conference Paper

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