Failure of Listeria monocytogenes keratitis to respond to topical ofloxacin

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 849-850

  Altaie, Rasha ^a   Fahy, Gerard T ^a   Cormican, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Keratitis; Listeria monocytogenes; Ofloxacin

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; OFLOXACIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33750437280     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000230251.19847.3a     Document Type: Article

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