Bacterial keratitis in patients with or without history of contact lens wear;Bakterielle keratitis bei patienten mit und ohne kontaktlinsenanamnese

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 211-216

  Fröhlich, Stephan J ^a   Miño De Kaspar, Herminia ^a   Grasbon, Thomas ^a   Möhring, Caroline ^a   Klauß, Volker ^a   Kampik, Anselm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance pattern; Bacterial keratitis; Corneal biopsy; Local antibiosis; Scraping; Smear; Spectrum of pathogens

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SMEAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0344417875     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1034778     Document Type: Article

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