Open AccessBenefit of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide in<b><i> Fusarium </i></b>Keratitis
Author(s) -
W. BehrensBaumann,
Michael Seibold,
W. Hofmüller,
Scott D. Walter,
H. Haeberle,
T Wecke,
Ina Tammer,
Kathrin Tintelnot
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ophthalmic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1423-0259
pISSN - 0030-3747
DOI - 10.1159/000337140
Subject(s) - fusarium solani , keratitis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , fusarium , biology , dermatology , horticulture
To report a series of 3 patients with soft contact lens-related Fusarium keratitis. Two of them were treated with the antiamoebic polyhexamethylene biguanide 0.02% (PHMB) in combination with antifungal drugs, and 1 patient was treated with PHMB as sole antifungal regimen.
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