Empirical or culture-guided therapy for microbial keratitis? A plea for data

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 84-87

  McDonnell, Peter J ^a  

^a DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA ULCER; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; GIEMSA STAIN; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INOCULATION; KERATITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030022755     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100130080013     Document Type: Review

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