The role of bacteriologic infection in the etiology of nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 134-139

  DeAngelis, Dan ^a   Hurwitz, Jeff ^a,b   Mazzulli, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Dacryocystorhinostomy; Lacrimal sac; Nasolacrimal duct; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACRIMAL DUCT; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LACRIMAL FLUID; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; TEARS;

EID: 0035317304     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(01)80004-1     Document Type: Article

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