Infectious keratitis in children: An epidemiological and microbiological study in a universitary hospital in Asunción - Paraguay;Ceratite infecciosa em crianças: Estudo microbiológico e epidemiológico em um hospital universitário de Assuncção - Paraguai

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 828-832

  Maidana, Eduardo ^a,b   González, Richard ^a   Soares de Melo Jr , Luiz Alberto ^c   de Souza, Luciene Barbosa ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Paraguay)

^b Instituto da Visão ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Corneal diseases microbiology; Corneal ulcer; Eye infections; Fungal; Keratitis epidemiology; Keratitis microbiology; Paraguay epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARAGUAY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33746339478     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492005000600021     Document Type: Article

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