Bacteriology of chronic dacryocystitis in adult population of Northeast India

Orbit

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 243-247

  Delia, A Ch ^a   Uuri, Ganesh C ^a   Battacharjee, K ^a   Das, D ^a   Gogoi, U ^a   Das, J H R ^a  

^a Sri Sankardeva Nethralaya   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic dacryocystitis; Dacryocystorhinostomy; Nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INDIA; LACRIMAL SAC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INDIA; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 50049091832     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830802224668     Document Type: Article

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