Subconjunctival infection with Dirofilaria repens: Serological confirmation of cure following surgery

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1370-1372

  Ruiz Moreno, José M ^a   Bornay Llinares, Fernando J ^a   Maza, Guadalupe Prieto ^b   Medrano, Magali ^c   Simón, Fernando ^b   Eberhard, Mark L ^d  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud Santa Faz Ayuntamiento   (Spain)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA; DIROFILARIA; EYE INFECTION; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0031662122     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.10.1370     Document Type: Article

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