Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum keratitis and conjunctivitis: A case report

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-61

  Li, Amy ^a,b   Lal, Shishir ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA ULCER; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ECTROPION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LAGOPHTHALMOS; TRICHIASIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ABSCESS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEPHALOSPORINS; CEPHALOTHIN; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0033945760     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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