Branhamella keratitis.
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Three cases of suppurative keratitis caused by Branhamella catarrhalis are described. Each presented as a localised stromal infiltrate in a previously scarred cornea. The condition responded to penicillin G and to gentamicin treatment.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 64 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980