Anterior ocular infections: An overview of pathophysiology and treatment

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-246

  Thielen, Traci L ^a   Castle, Sharon S ^b   Terry, Jack E ^c  

^a WJB Dorn VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anterior ocular infections

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; BACITRACIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DICLOXACILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; NATAMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIFLURIDINE; VANCOMYCIN; VIDARABINE;

BLEPHARITIS; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SAFETY; EYE INFECTION; HORDEOLUM; KERATITIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN OPHTHALMIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRACHOMA;

EID: 0033950735     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.19136     Document Type: Review

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