Topical issues in the treatment of bacterial keratitis

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 107-114

  Gritz, David C ^a   Whitcher Jr , John P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CORNEA ULCER; HUMAN; KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0032427739     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004397-199803840-00010     Document Type: Review

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