Gender differences in re-epithelialisation time in fungal corneal ulcers

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-138

  Krishnan, Tiruvengada ^a   Prajna, N V ^a   Gronert, Karsten ^b   Oldenburg, Catherine E ^c   Ray, Kathryn J ^c   Keenan, Jeremy D ^c   Lietman, Thomas M ^c   Acharya, Nisha R ^c  

^a ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATAMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATAMYCIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRIMIDINES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRIAZOLES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84455170679     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300441     Document Type: Letter

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