Pythium corneal ulcer in Ramathibodi Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 338-342

  Kunavisarut, Skowrat ^a   Nimvorapan, Taweekit ^a   Methasiri, Santa ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Corneal Ulcer; Fungal Corneal Ulcer; Pythium; Ramathibodi Hospital

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA ULCER; ENUCLEATION; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENICITY; PYTHIUM; STATISTICS; THAILAND;

ADULT; CORNEAL ULCER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PYTHIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 0038349037     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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