Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pseudomonas corneal ulcers in contact lens wearers

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-231

  Mohammadpour, Mehrdad ^a   Mohajernezhadfard, Zahra ^a   Khodabande, Alireza ^a   Vahedi, Payman ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiogram; Antibiotic Resistance; Contact Lens; Corneal Ulcer; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CORNEA ULCER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 80052442675     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.84053     Document Type: Article

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