Pan-antimicrobial failure of alexidine as a contact lens disinfectant when heated in bausch & lomb plastic containers: Implications for the worldwide fusarium keratitis epidemic of 2004 to 2006

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 222-226

  Elder, B Laurel ^a   Bullock, John D ^a,b   Warwar, Ronald E ^a   Khamis, Harry J ^a,b   Khalaf, Shaden Z ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Cornea; Fusarium; Keratitis; Plastic

Indexed keywords

ALEXIDINE; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM KERATITIS; HEATING; KERATITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

BIGUANIDES; CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTION; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STORAGE; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUSARIUM; GLASS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; PLASTICS;

EID: 84864281173     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: 1542233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31824da9be     Document Type: Article

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