Efficacy profile of intracameral amphotericin B. the often forgotten step

Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 360-366

  Sharma, Bhavana ^a   Kataria, Preeti ^a   Anand, Reena ^a   Gupta, Rachna ^a   Kumar, Kavita ^a   Kumar, Salil ^a   Gupta, Richa ^a  

^a GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Anterior Chamber; Corneal Blindness; Hypopyon; Intracameral Amphotericin B; Keratomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; EYE DROPS; FLUCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATAMYCIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84988851416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21620989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000107     Document Type: Article

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