@article{15a48fe46a7e40bf97c05e7b5d2ac661,
title = "Bacillus cereus keratitis associated with contact lens wear",
abstract = "We report the first case of contact lens-related Bacillus cereus keratitis and ulcer associated with B. cereus contamination of the contact lens case. This is also the first study to investigate and establish the genetic identity of an organism isolated from the cornea and contact lens case in a patient with contact lens-associated keratitis.",
keywords = "Bacillaceae Infections, Bacillus cereus, Ciprofloxacin, Conjunctiva, Contact Lens Solutions, Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic, Cornea, Corneal Ulcer, DNA, Bacterial, Disinfection, Drug Therapy, Combination, Equipment Contamination, Eye Infections, Bacterial, Hot Temperature, Humans, Keratitis, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Tobramycin, Bacillaceae Infections, Bacillus cereus, Ciprofloxacin, Conjunctiva, Contact Lens Solutions, Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic, Cornea, Corneal Ulcer, DNA, Bacterial, Disinfection, Drug Therapy, Combination, Equipment Contamination, Eye Infections, Bacterial, Hot Temperature, Humans, Keratitis, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Tobramycin",
author = "A Pinna and La Sechi and S Zanetti and D Usai and Giovanni Delogu and P Cappuccinelli and F. Carta",
year = "2001",
language = "English",
volume = "108",
pages = "1830--1834",
journal = "Ophthalmology",
issn = "0161-6420",
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}