Improvement in corneal scarring following bacterial keratitis
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Ocular bacterial infections are universally treated with antibiotics, which can eliminate the organism but cannot reverse the damage caused by bacterial products already present. The three very common causes of bacterial keratitis-Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae-all produce proteins that directly or indirectly cause damage to the cornea that can resul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2012.270