A clinical microbiological study of corneal ulcer patients at Western Gujarat, India

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 399-403

  Katara, Rajesh Somabhai ^a   Patel, Nilesh Dhanjibhai ^b   Sinha, Mala ^c  

^a B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GMERS Medical College   (India)

^c M P SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Gujarat; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA ULCER; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; INDIA; KERATOMYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; VEGETATIVE INJURY; YOUNG ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887133216     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 17359694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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