Detection of virulence factors in a corneal isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Ophthalmology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 883-887

  Pinna, Antonio ^a   Sechi, Leonardo A ^a   Zanetti, Stefania ^a   Carta, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ATROPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 18244389192     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.12.024     Document Type: Article

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