Nocardia keratitis in a contact lens wearer

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1759-

  Hoffman, Philip M ^a   Poon, Alex ^b   Snibson, Grant R ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CONTACT LENSES, EXTENDED-WEAR; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 28944435337     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.12.1759     Document Type: Article

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