Microbiologic and histopathologic assessment of corneal biopsies in the evaluation of microbial keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Younger, Jared R ^a   Johnson, R Duncan ^a   Holland, Gary N ^a   Page, Jon P ^a   Nepomuceno, Richard L ^a   Glasgow, Ben J ^a   Aldave, Anthony J ^a   Yu, Fei ^a   Litak, Jason ^a   Mondino, Bartly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEAL BIOPSY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATITIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84865823678     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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