Medical interventions for fungal keratitis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  FlorCruz, Nilo Vincent ^a   Peczon Jr , I ^b  

^a Katipunan Eye Center   (Philippines)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; ECONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; PLACEBO; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA EDEMA; DATA SYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMYCOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 44949213921     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004241.pub2     Document Type: Review

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