Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty for microbial keratitis

Harefuah

Volumn 145, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 194-198

  Habot Wilner, Z ^a   Wygnanski Jaffe, T ^a   Fink, A ^a   Cahane, M ^a   Greenbaum, A ^a   Barequet, I S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Infectious keratitis; Microbial keratitis; Penetrating keratoplasty; Perforated corneal ulcer; Therapeutic keratoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646095502     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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