Biofilm on scleral explants with and without clinical infection

Retina

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 447-450

  Asaria, R H Y ^a   Downie, J A ^b   McLaughlin Borlace, L ^b   Morlet, N ^b   Munro, P ^b   Charteris, D G ^b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biofilm; Scleral explant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCLERA; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE;

EID: 0033506961     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199919050-00016     Document Type: Article

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