Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Acute Keratitis After Intracorneal Ring Segment Implantation
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Acute Keratitis After Intracorneal Ring Segment Implantation
INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to report the first case of acute bacterial keratitis produced by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after the implantation of two intracorneal ring segments during an uneventful procedure for treating keratoconus in a 13-year-old child. CASE REPORT A patient with grade III keratoconus underwent an implantation of intracorneal ring segments ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ophthalmology and Therapy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2193-8245,2193-6528
DOI: 10.1007/s40123-017-0103-9