Nocardia keratitis

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 318-323

  Lalitha, Prajna ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Amikacin; Antibiotics; Clinical appearance; Nocardia keratitis; Species

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); SULFACETAMIDE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA LESION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIA KERATITIS; NOCARDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATITIS; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651019010     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32832c3bcc     Document Type: Review

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