Incidence and clinical characteristics of fungal keratitis in a Danish population from 2000 to 2013

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 54-58

  Nielsen, Stine E ^a   Nielsen, Esben ^a   Julian, Hanne Olsen ^b   Lindegaard, Jens ^b   Højgaard, Klavs ^b   Ivarsen, Anders ^a   Hjortdal, Jesper ^a   Heegaard, Steffen ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

culture; epidemiology; fungal keratitis; fungus

Indexed keywords

STEROID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; CORNEAL ULCER; DENMARK; ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ULCER; DENMARK; EYE ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921593828     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aos.12440     Document Type: Review

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