Changing bacterial isolates and antibiotic sensitivities of purulent dacryocystitis

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Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-32

  Briscoe, Daniel ^a   Rubowitz, Alexander ^a   Assia, Ehud I ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity; Dacryoabscess; Dacryocystitits; Israel; Microorganisms isolated; Nasolacrimal obstruction

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS; ALCALIGENES; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITROBACTER; DACRYOCYSTITIS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15944406350     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830590894897     Document Type: Article

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