Contamination of diagnostic ophthalmic solutions in primary eye care settings

Military Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 501-506

  Clark, Patrick J ^a   Ong, Becky ^a   Stanley, Christopher B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; EYE DROPS;

ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; EYE INFECTION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 1842405392     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/162.7.501     Document Type: Article

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