The Clinical Diagnosis of Microbial Keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Dahlgren, Matthew A ^a   Lingappan, Ahila ^a   Wilhelmus, Kirk R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FUNGUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34248574836     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.02.030     Document Type: Article

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