Unusual anaerobic bacteria in keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis: Diagnosis using molecular biology methods

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1790-1794

  Ferrer, Consuelo ^a,b   Rodríguez Prats, Jose L ^b   Abad, José L ^a   Alió, Jorge L ^b,c  

^a Departmento Biol Molecular   (Spain)

^b Alicante   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; OFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CORNEAL BIOPSY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM GRANULOSUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CEFAZOLIN; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 4143104761     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.11.058     Document Type: Article

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