Corneal biopsy in the management of progressive microbial keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 571-576

  Alexandrakis, George ^a   Haimovici, Robert ^b   Miller, Darlene ^a   Alfonso, Eduardo C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA INJURY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; FUSARIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RISK FACTOR; STROMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOPSY; CORNEA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; EYE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034109377     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00449-3     Document Type: Article

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