Changing referral patterns of infectious corneal ulcers to a tertiary care facility in South India 7-year analysis

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 297-301

  Sengupta, Sabyasachi ^a   Thiruvengadakrishnan, Krishnan ^a   Ravindran, Ravilla D ^a   Vaitilingam, Manivasagam C ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Frequency; Fungal; India; Keratitis; Trends

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREND STUDY;

BACTERIA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84866353574     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2012.690492     Document Type: Article

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