Topical piperacillin/Tazobactam for recalcitrant pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-221

  Chew, Fiona L M ^a   Soong, T K ^a   Shin, Hoy Choong ^a   Samsudin, A ^a   Visvaraja, Subrayan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NATAMYCIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE PAIN; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATITIS; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; REMISSION; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG RESISTANCE; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77951689062     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2009.0077     Document Type: Article

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