Epidemic adenoviral conjunctivitis report of an outbreak in a military garrison and recommendations for its management and prevention

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 273-275

  Majeed, Abdul ^a   Naeem, Zahid ^b   Khan, Dilshad Alam ^a   Ayaz, Aamer ^a  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EYE DROPS; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PHOTOPHOBIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PAKISTAN; TIME; VIROLOGY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CONJUNCTIVITIS, VIRAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MILITARY MEDICINE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PAKISTAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27144471486     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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