Ocular infections due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 231-237

  Lalitha, P ^a   Rathinam, S R ^a   Srinivasan, M ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Keratitis; Non tuberculous mycobacteria; Ocular infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 6944241255     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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