Microbiological and clinical profiles of patients with microbial keratitis residing in nursing homes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1639-1642

  Jhanji, V ^a   Constantinou, M ^a   Taylor, H R ^a   Vajpayee, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUE; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL KERATITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRY EYE; EYE SURGERY; EYELID DISEASE; FEMALE; FINGER; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL KETATITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING HOME; OCULAR HERPES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 72449193593     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.154468     Document Type: Article

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