The utility of culturing corneal ulcers in a tertiary referral center versus a general ophthalmology clinic

Ophthalmology

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1897-1901

  Rodman, R C ^a   Spisak, S ^a   Sugar, A ^a   Meyer, R F ^a   Soong, H K ^a   Musch, D C ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; KETOCONAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORNEA ULCER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031407521     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(97)30010-4     Document Type: Article

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