Mycotic keratitis, a state-of-the-art review

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Badiee, Parisa ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Corneal ulcer; Eye infections; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; NATAMYCIN; POSACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG CHOICE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MUCOR; NASO; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 84880835780     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/jjm.8561     Document Type: Review

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