Post-streptococcal uveitis

Optometry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 233-238

  Besada, Eulogio ^a   Schatz, Scott ^a   Saremi, Shad S ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antistreptolysin O.; Post streptococcal syndrome; Post streptococcal uveitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; UVEITIS, ANTERIOR;

EID: 0034171299     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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