Topical antibiotics for acute bacterial conjunctivitis: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis update

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 521, 2005, Pages 962-964

  Sheikh, Aziz ^a   Hurwitz, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute bacterial conjunctivitis; Antibiotics; Meta analysis; Randomised controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FUSIDIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; GEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 28844453592     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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