Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Candida Keratitis
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Clinical characteristics and outcome of Candida keratitis.
PURPOSE To characterize the clinical features and therapeutic outcome of Candida keratitis. DESIGN Retrospective, observational case series. METHODS We reviewed 26 patients treated for Candida keratitis, including two with recurrent keratitis and one with bilateral infection. RESULTS Of 29 keratitis episodes resulting from Candida albicans (n = 20) or Candida parapsilosis (n = 9), 16 (55%...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0002-9394
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.02.016