Risk factors, microbiological profile, and treatment outcomes of pediatric microbial keratitis in a tertiary care hospital in Hong Kong

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Young, Alvin L ^a,b   Leung, King S ^b   Tsim, Nicole ^b   Hui, Mamie ^b   Jhanji, Vishal ^a,b,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; LEVOFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLORED CONTACT LENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; EXTENDED WEAR CONTACT LENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOPATHY; MALE; MICROBIAL KERATITIS; ORTHOKERATOLOGY LENS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84886096111     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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