Conjunctivitis in children

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9479, 2005, Pages 6-7

  Normann, Erik Kreyberg ^a  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; LEVOFLOXACIN; OXYMETAZOLINE; PLACEBO; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFECTION PREVENTION; LACRIMAL DUCT; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 21844478102     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66799-2     Document Type: Note

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