Conjunctival flora in Behçet patients

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 476-479

  Gündüz, Abuzer ^a   Gündüz, Ayten ^b   Cumurcu, Tongabay ^c   Seyrek, Adnan ^b  

^a Yesilyurt Hasan Calik State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Conjunctival flora; Ocular infection

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; GLUCOSE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BEHCET DISEASE; CACAO; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVA FLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS; HUMAN; INOCULATION; MALE; MORAXELLA; NEISSERIA; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 49949095451     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I08-089     Document Type: Article

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