Aetiological agents in chronic suppurative otitis media in Sri Lanka

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-104

  Dayasena, R P ^a   Dayasiri, M B K C ^a   Jayasuriya, C ^a   Perera, D S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Chronic suppurative otitis media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; EAR INJURY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84930476560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2011.549     Document Type: Article

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