Corneal Infection Therapy with Topical Bacteriophage Administration
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Corneal Infection Therapy with Topical Bacteriophage Administration
Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen in bacterial keratitis, a vision-threatening disease. Although the incidence of S. aureus keratitis varies worldwide, the increasing trend of resistance to certain antibiotics makes this condition an important, global, healthcare concern. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman with nosocomial left-eye corneal abscess and interstitial keratitis.The pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Ophthalmology Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1874-3641
DOI: 10.2174/1874364101509010167