Nocardia keratitis: A case report

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 164-167

  Matuska, S ^a   Rama, Paolo ^a   Cavallero, A ^a   Paganoni, G ^a   Spinelli, A ^a   Brancato, R ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Keratitis; Nocardia; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOBETASONE; COLBIOCIN; COLISTIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EXOCIN; OFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SMEAR;

EID: 33645552195     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600127     Document Type: Article

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