Topical voriconazole therapy of Purpureocillium lilacinum keratitis that occurred in disposable soft contact lens wearers

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1159-1163

  Todokoro, Daisuke ^a,b   Yamada, Norihiro ^a   Fukuchi, Mariko ^a   Kishi, Shoji ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Internal transcribed spacer; Keratitis; Purpureocillium lilacinum; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; KERATITIS; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PAECILOMYCES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CORNEA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; PAECILOMYCES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VORICONAZOLE;

EID: 84925884382     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: 15732630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-014-9965-1     Document Type: Article

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