Comparison of topical ciprofloxacin to conventional antibiotic therapy in the treatment of ulcerative keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 471-477

  Parks, D J ^a   Abrams, D A ^a   Sarfarazi, F A ^a   Katz, H R ^a  

^a SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULCER HEALING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0027415765     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)74449-6     Document Type: Article

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