The diagnosis and treatment of rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacterial keratitis

Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 503-508

  Guan, Huai Jin ^a   Cheng, Zheng Ping ^a   Yin, Li ^a   Wu, Yu Yu ^a   Hu, Nan ^a   Zhang, Jun Fang ^a   Shi, Hai Hong ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Keratitis; Mycobacterium infections; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CORNEA; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67650941343     PISSN: 04124081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.04124081.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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