Multiple cases of acquired toxoplasmosis retinitis presenting in an outbreak

Ophthalmology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1032-1037

  Burnett, Andrew J ^a,e   Shortt, Stanley G ^a   Isaac Renton, Judith ^b,c   King, Arlene ^b   Werker, Denise ^d   Bowie, William R ^c  

^a Department of Surgery   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; FOLINIC ACID; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRITIS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINITIS; STEROID THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031807801     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(98)96004-3     Document Type: Article

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