Mycobacterium fortuitum keratitis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 422-424

  Sanghvi, C ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corneal grafts; Evisceration; Keratitis; Non tuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVISCERATION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NEPHROTOXICITY;

EID: 37549061394     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.37357     Document Type: Article

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