Management of acute bacterial keratitis: Fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones?
Bacterial keratitis (BK) is one of the most frequent causes for emergency hospital admissions.1 Identifying the causative microorganism promptly and properly is mandatory to achieve acceptable outcomes. Nevertheless, appropriate initial management of these cases requires laboratory-base...
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| author | Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima Francisco Bandeira e Silva |
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| description | Bacterial keratitis (BK) is one of the
most frequent causes for emergency hospital
admissions.1 Identifying the causative
microorganism promptly and properly is
mandatory to achieve acceptable outcomes.
Nevertheless, appropriate initial management of
these cases requires laboratory-based diagnosis
and even a modest laboratory set may not always
be available at some clinical settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20f642aaf0ff41d38124f0ce286bc6db2022-12-22T01:50:54ZengPan-American Association of OphthalmologyVision Pan-America2219-46652219-46732014-09-01133707210.15324/vpa.v13i3.209137Management of acute bacterial keratitis: Fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones?Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima0Francisco Bandeira e Silva1Professor of Ophthalmology and Chair, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.Post-graduate cornea fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.Bacterial keratitis (BK) is one of the most frequent causes for emergency hospital admissions.1 Identifying the causative microorganism promptly and properly is mandatory to achieve acceptable outcomes. Nevertheless, appropriate initial management of these cases requires laboratory-based diagnosis and even a modest laboratory set may not always be available at some clinical settings.http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/209bacterial keratitisdiagnosistreatment. |
| spellingShingle | Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima Francisco Bandeira e Silva Management of acute bacterial keratitis: Fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones? Vision Pan-America bacterial keratitis diagnosis treatment. |
| title | Management of acute bacterial keratitis: Fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones? |
| title_full | Management of acute bacterial keratitis: Fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones? |
| title_fullStr | Management of acute bacterial keratitis: Fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of acute bacterial keratitis: Fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones? |
| title_short | Management of acute bacterial keratitis: Fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones? |
| title_sort | management of acute bacterial keratitis fortified antibiotics or fluoroquinolones |
| topic | bacterial keratitis diagnosis treatment. |
| url | http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/209 |
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