Management of acute infective conjunctivitis

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 78-81

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FUSIDIC ACID;

ACUTE INFECTIVE CONJUNCTIVITIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COGAN SYNDROME; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE CARE; EYE DISCHARGE; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE EDEMA; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE IRRITATION; EYELID EDEMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCULAR PRURITUS; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PANOPHTHALMITIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, VIRAL; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 80051858038     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: 17555248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2011.02.0043     Document Type: Article

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