Epidemiology of bacterial keratitis in a referral centre in south India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 239-245

  Bharathi, M J ^a   Ramakrishnan, R ^a   Vasu, S ^a   Meenakshi, R ^a   Shivkumar, C ^a   Palaniappan, R ^b  

^a ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

^b SRI PARAMAKALYANI COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial keratitis; Culture; Epidemiology; Risk factors; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RURAL AREA; SAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SOIL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0344393429     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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