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Rhizopus Keratitis Associated with Poor Contact Lens Hygiene

We report a case of Rhizopus keratitis in a young woman with poor contact lens hygiene. The mold was highly sensitive to treatment with amphotericin 0.15% drops, after a relatively prompt diagnosis. Obtaining cultures of both corneal infiltrates and presumably infected contact lenses may help to avo...

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Autores principales: Warner, David B., WrightIII, Hugh E., Rosenbaum, Eric R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26889155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000443325

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