Topical fluconazole therapy of Candida keratitis

Cornea

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 373-375

  Panda, Anita ^a   Sharma, Namrata ^a   Angra, Surender K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Fluconazole; Fungal keratitis

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029952398     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199607000-00007     Document Type: Article

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