Corneal ulceration in south-east Asia III: Prevention of fungal keratitis at the village level in south India using topical antibiotics

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1472-1475

  Srinivasan, M ^b   Upadhyay, M P ^c   Priyadarsini, B ^b   Mahalakshmi, R ^b   Whitcher, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^c B P Eye Foundation   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; EYE OINTMENT; NATAMYCIN; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHEMOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STROMA CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33845255284     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.103028     Document Type: Article

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