title: [Fungal contamination of hydrophilic contact lenses (author's transl)].
abstract: A study was conducted on 113 contact lens showing fungal colonies. The main genus isolated was Cepohalosporium (59.4 p. cent). Lens contamination is favoured by a major factor: contact lens spoliation, a secondary factor being inadequate contact lens maintenance. This contamination raises an economic problem, as every affected contact lens must be replaced.
mesh_terms: D000164:Acremonium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D001207:Asepsis / Q000379:methods; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D013849:Thimerosal / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013849:Thimerosal
vernacular_title: Contamination fongique des lentilles molles.