Normalization of conjunctival flora after dacryocystorhinostomy

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-138

  Owji, Naser ^a   Khalili, Mohammad R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LACRIMAL SAC; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILASTIC TUBE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTUBATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LACRIMAL DUCT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SILICONES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049173945     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31819a4255     Document Type: Article

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