Non-contact lens related Acanthamoeba keratitis at a tertiary eye care center in south India: Implications for eye care programs in the region

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Srinivasan, Muthaiah ^a,b   Burman, Sanghamitra ^a   George, Celine ^a   Nirmalan, Praveen K ^a  

^a ARAVIND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial keratitis; Corneal ulcers; Fungal keratitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA ULCER; CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CONTACT LENSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038559647     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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