Corneal superinfection in acute viral conjunctivitis in young children

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 374-376

  Kuo, Shu Chen ^a,b   Shen, Su Chin ^a,b   Chang, Shu Wen ^a,b   Huang, Samuel C M ^a,b   Hsiao, Ching Hsi ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GENTAMICIN; MAXITROL; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMBLYOPIA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SUPERINFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CORNEA DISEASE; DRUG COMBINATION; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, VIRAL; CORNEAL DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 58149313004     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20081101-11     Document Type: Article

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