Slime production by coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated in chronic blepharitis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-3

  Oto, S ^a,c   Aydin, P ^a   Ciftcioglu N ^b   Dursun, D ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic blepharitis; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Slime production

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLEPHARITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031970554     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067219800800101     Document Type: Article

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