Bacterial Culture Isolates from Hospitalized Pediatric Patients With Conjunctivitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 678-680

  Tarabishy, Ahmad B ^a   Hall, Gerri S ^a   Procop, Gary W ^a   Jeng, Bennie H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748977125     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.04.063     Document Type: Article

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