Conjunctivitis due to Neisseria sicca: A case report

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 350-352

  Eser, Ilker ^a   Akcali, Alper ^b   Tatman Otkun, Muserref ^b   Taskiran Comez, Arzu ^b  

^a Acibadem Maslak Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial conjunctivitis; conjunctivitis; gram negative diplococcus; Neisseria sicca; netilmicin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EYE DROPS;

CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA SICCA; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; PATHOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA SICCA; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84898956941     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.98894     Document Type: Article

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