Microbial keratitis: Aetiological diagnosis and clinical features in patients admitted to Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-71

  Norina, Tuan Jaffar ^a   Raihan, S ^a   Bakiah, S ^a   Ezanee, M ^a   Liza Sharmini, A T ^a   Wan Hazzabah, W H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blindness; Corneal ulceration; Eye infections; Infectious corner ulcer; Microbial keratitis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOMICROSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MYCOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; SLIT LAMP; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADULT; ASPERGILLUS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 39049138303     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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