In-vitro analysis of the microbicidal activity of 6 contact lens care solutions

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hildebrandt, Claudia ^a   Wagner, Daniela ^a   Kohlmann, Thomas ^a   Kramer, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact lens care solutions; EN ISO 14729; Microbicidal activity

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CONTACT LENS SOLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LYSOZYME; MUCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FUNGUS; IN VITRO STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERUM; STANDARDIZATION;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTANTS; FUNGI; HUMANS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84866854505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-241     Document Type: Article

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