Keratomycosis in the area of Tunis: Epidemiological data, diagnostic and therapeutic modalities;Les kératites fongiques dans la région de Tunis: Caractéristiques épidémiologiques, modalités diagnostiques et thérapeutiques

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-447

  Anane, Sonia ^a   Ayed, Narjess Ben ^b   Malek, Ines ^b   Chebbi, Amel ^b   Lejri, Samir ^b   Bouguila, Hedi ^b   Kaouech, Emira ^a   Belhadj, Slah ^a   Kallel, Kalthoum ^a   Ayed, Sayda ^b   Chaker, Emna ^a  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b Institut Hedi Rais d'Ophtalmologie   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Keratomycosis; Treatment; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEA DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUNISIA;

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM;

EID: 77955898548     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: 19506112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/abc.2008.0452     Document Type: Article

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