Use of a low nutrient culture medium for the identification of bacteria causing severe ocular infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 701-703

  Horgan, Simon E ^a   Matheson, Melville M ^b   McLoughlin Borlace, Louise ^b   Dart, John K ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032789921     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-7-701     Document Type: Article

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