Outpatient management of severe gonococcal ophthalmia without genital infection

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 573-574

  Annan, N T ^a,b   Boag, F C ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DOXYCYCLINE; LAMIVUDINE; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CELLULITIS; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXUDATE; GONOCOCCAL OPHTHALMIA; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERI ORBITAL CELLULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49449118914     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.007306     Document Type: Article

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