Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis following laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 357-360

  Reviglio, Victor ^a   Rodriguez, Mabel L ^a   Picotti, Gabriela S ^a   Paradello, Martin ^a   Luna, José D ^a   Juárez, Claudio P ^a  

^a Fundacion VER   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL;

EID: 0031750306     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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