Conjunctival bacterial flora in healthy individuals and health care workers (HCWs)
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The effects of topical chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin on conjunctival bacterial flora of healthy dogs
BACKGROUND: Normal bacterial flora of the conjunctiva, which inhibits growth of opportunistic organisms, has an important role in the prevention of ocular infections. If resident flora is inhibited by disease or long-term application of antibiotics, opportunistic pathogens overgrow, leading to disease. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ophthalmic chloramphenico...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2072-3105,2070-1810
DOI: 10.3329/bjmm.v6i2.19371