Bacterial and fungal profile of corneal ulcers - A prospective study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 273-277

  Bashir, Gulnaz ^a,b   Shah, Azra ^a   Thokar, Manzoor A ^a   Rashid, Sabia ^a   Shakeel, Saman ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity; Bacteria; Corneal ulcers; Fungi; Gram staining

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NATAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CRYSTAL VIOLET; GRAM'S STAIN; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BACTERIUM; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHILD; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENAZINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746039751     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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