Comparative bacteriology of acute and chronic dacryocystitis

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 953-960

  Bharathi, M J ^a   Ramakrishnan, R ^a   Maneksha, V ^a   Shivakumar, C ^a   Nithya, V ^a   Mittal, S ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE DISCHARGE; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 48049098960     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702918     Document Type: Article

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