Acanthamoeba keratitis - A six year epidemiological review from a tertiary care eye hospital in South India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 226-230

  Manikandan, P ^a   Bhaskar, M ^a   Revathy, R ^a   John, R K ^a   Narendran, V ^a   Panneerselvam, K ^b  

^a ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

^b Department of Microbiology   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba keratitis; Bacterial keratitis; Corneal ulcer; Fungal keratitis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE);

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 6944252019     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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