Bacterial corneal ulcer: A multivariate study

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 126-132

  Wang, An Guor ^a,b   Wu, Chih Chiau ^a   Liu, Jorn Hon ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial corneal ulcer; Keratitis; Multivariate study

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STEROID THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031884854     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027291     Document Type: Article

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