Corneal ulcers and the use of topical fluoroquinolones

CLAO Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 200-203

  Honig, Marc A ^a,b   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^a   Laibson, Peter R ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA ULCER; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATITIS; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUPPURATION;

EID: 0032699934     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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