Streptococcal pharyngitis leading to corneal ulceration

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-144

  Millender, Tarra W ^a   Reller, L Barth ^b   Meekins, Landon C ^a   Afshari, Natalie A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BiPAP; Corneal ulcer; Group A streptococcus; Keratitis; Pharyngitis

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CORNEA ULCER; HUMAN; KERATITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL ULCER; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84858272533     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2011.649152     Document Type: Review

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