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Comparative bacteriology of chronic blepharitis.
One hundred and fifteen patients with chronic blepharitis were compared with 47 normal controls. Six clinically distinct groups of blepharitis were observed: staphylococcal; seborrhoeic, alone, with associated staphylococcal superinfection, meibomian seborrhoea, or secondary inflammation of the meibomian glands; and meibomian keratoconjunctivitis (MKC). Staphylococcus aureus was isolated in app...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Optometry
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0816-4622,1444-0938
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2005.tb06677.x