Microbial Keratitis in Gujarat, western India: Findings from 200 cases

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Pandya, Snehal ^b   Kavathia, Ghanshyam ^c   Antala, Sejul ^d   Madan, Molly ^e   Javdekar, Tanuja ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b GT Seth Eye Hospital   (India)

^c PDU Medical College   (India)

^d Subrati Medical College   (India)

^e Baroda Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Eyes; India; Keratitis; Microbial; Village healer

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL KERATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEA ULCER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL KERATITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLIT LAMP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TRADITIONAL HEALER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84862240452     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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