Epidemiology and aetiological diagnosis of corneal ulceration in Madurai, south India

AIMS/BACKGROUND To determine the epidemiological characteristics and risk factors predisposing to corneal ulceration in Madurai, south India, and to identify the specific pathogenic organisms responsible for infection. METHODS All patients with suspected infectious central corneal ulceration present...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of ophthalmology 1997-11, Vol.81 (11), p.965-971
Hauptverfasser:	Srinivasan, M, Gonzales, Christine A, George, Celine, Cevallos, Vicky, Mascarenhas, Jeena M, Asokan, B, Wilkins, John, Smolin, Gilbert, Whitcher, John P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Corneal Ulcer - epidemiology Corneal Ulcer - etiology corneal ulceration developing world Diseases of cornea, anterior segment and sclera epidemiology Eye Infections, Bacterial - complications Eye Infections, Bacterial - epidemiology Eye Infections, Fungal - complications Eye Infections, Fungal - epidemiology Eye Injuries - complications Female Fusarium - isolation & purification Humans India - epidemiology Infant Infant, Newborn Male Medical sciences microbial keratitis Middle Aged Ophthalmology Original articles - Clinical science Pseudomonas - isolation & purification Pseudomonas Infections - complications Risk Factors Streptococcal Infections - complications Streptococcus pneumoniae - isolation & purification Tropical medicine
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