Severe microbial keratitis: Report of 100 cases;Les abcès graves de la cornée: À propos de 100 cas

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-379

  Limaiem, R ^a,b   Mghaieth, F ^a   Merdassi, A ^a   Mghaieth, K ^a   Aissaoui, A ^a   El Matri, L ^a  

^a Institut Hedi Rais d'Ophtalmologie   (Tunisia)

^b NONE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal scraping; Keratitis; Keratoplasty; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247555350     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-5512(07)89607-0     Document Type: Article

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