Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole therapy in Nocardia keratitis

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 424-428

  Kalavathy, C Muniswamy ^a   Parmar, Pragya ^a   Ramalingam, Kuthalingam ^a   Kaliamurthy, Jayaraman ^a   Jesudasan, C A Nelson ^a   Thomas, Philip A ^a  

^a JOSEPH EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Keratitis; Nocardia asteroides; Therapy; Trimethoprim sulphamethoxazole

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STROMA CELL; ULCER HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 4444366105     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00816.x     Document Type: Review

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