Emergency management of contact lens associated corneal abrasions [5]

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 755-

  Quinn, Shauna M ^a   Kwartz, J ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FUSIDIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABRASION; ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA PERFORATION; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCAR FORMATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

CONTACT LENSES; CORNEA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 8644292495     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.004945     Document Type: Letter

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