Nocardial keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 314-317

  Pérez Santonja, Juan J ^a,c   Sakla, Hani F ^a   Abad, José L ^a   Zorraquino, Alfredo ^a   Esteban, Jaime ^b   Alió, Jorge L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EYE DROPS; FLUOROMETHOLONE; OFTACILOX; OFTALMOTRIM; SULFACETAMIDE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA STROMA; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MYOPIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SPECTACLES; TABLET; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MYOPIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 0030925396     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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