Shigella keratitis in an HIV-exposed infant

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 426-427

  Freeman, Nicola ^a   Newman, Howard ^a   Abrahams, Riezaah ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ATROPINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; INFUSION FLUID; LUBRICATING AGENT; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEVIRAPINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; DIARRHEA; EXPOSURE; EYE EDEMA; EYE SWELLING; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; KERATITIS; LAVAGE; LETTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; KERATITIS; MALE; SHIGELLA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876231956     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31827c9953     Document Type: Letter

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