Primary meningococcal conjunctivitis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1245-1247

  Orden, B ^a   Martinez R ^a   Millan R ^a   Belloso, M ^a   Perez N ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud 'Casa de Campo'   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; EYE DROPS; GRAMICIDIN; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYMYXIN B; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INSTILLATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0346339452     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2003.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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