Infections of the external ear

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 330-334

  Ong, Y K ^a   Chee, Gerard ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Otitis externa

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; GALLIUM CITRATE; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; POLYMYXIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TRIDERM;

CLINICAL FEATURE; EAR INFECTION; EXTERNAL EAR; EXTERNAL OTITIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; REVIEW;

EID: 21244463922     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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