Etiology and antibacterial susceptibility pattern of community-acquired bacterial ocular infections in a tertiary eye care hospital in south India

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 497-507

  Bharathi, M Jayahar ^a   Ramakrishnan, R ^a   Shivakumar, C ^a   Meenakshi, R ^a   Lionalraj, D ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; bacterial pathogens; etiology; in vitro susceptibilities; ocular infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BACTERIUM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 78149433167     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.71678     Document Type: Article

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