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...
Main Authors: | Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima, Francisco Bandeira e Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
2014-09-01
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Series: | Vision Pan-America |
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Online Access: | http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/209 |
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