View 1: Corneal scraping and combination antibiotic therapy is indicated
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Antibiotic Tolerance and Combination Therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.9.1167-a