- ►nih.gov - Free from Publisher T Bourcier, F Thomas, V Borderie, C Chaumeil … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Results: 300 cases (291 patients) of presumed bacterial keratitis were included.
Potential predisposing factors, usually multiple, were identified in 90.6% of
cases. Contact lens wear was the main risk factor (50.3%). Trauma or a ... Cited by 127 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►ijo.in MJ Bharathi, R Ramakrishnan, S Vasu, R … - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 - Medknow There are several studies of fungal corneal ulcer from South India.[12]-[14],[26
],[27],[28]The aetiological and epidemiological pattern of corneal ulceration
varies significantly with patient population, health of the cornea,[29] ... Cited by 59 - Related articles - Cached - BL Direct - All 5 versions
FB Marangon, D Miller, MS Muallem, AC … - American journal of ophthalmology, 2004 - Elsevier Ciprofloxacin resistance among corneal and conjunctival S. aureus isolates
during the first 6 years after its introduction (baseline) (1990–1995) was 8%
and ranged from 3% to 11%. The rate for the most recent 6 years (current) ... Cited by 49 - Related articles - All 10 versions
- ►nih.gov T Wong, S Ormonde, G Gamble, CNJ McGhee - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Results: The mean time from first symptoms or signs and presentation to hospital
was 8.9 (SD 15.5) days. The majority of subjects, 88%, had at least one of the
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- ►nih.gov YJ Gordon, LC Huang, EG Romanowski, KA … - Current eye research, 2005 - informahealthcare.com Purpose: This study determined whether LL-37 (cathelicidin) is expressed by
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SMJFMSO PhD, DJE PhD - Clinical and Experimental Optometry - interscience.wiley.com Bacterial keratitis is a sight-threatening corneal disease that is most commonly
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- ►nih.gov BD Jett, MS Gilmore - Infection and immunity, 2002 - iai.highwire.org Wild-type Staphylococcus aureus was observed to be capable of invading human
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DW Stroman, JJ Dajcs, GA Cupp, BA Schlech - Survey of ophthalmology, 2005 - Elsevier Fluoroquinolones are a class of synthetic antibacterial agents that were
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