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Topical chlorhexidine 0.2% versus topical natamycin 5% for fungal keratitis in Nepal: rationale and design of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial
INTRODUCTION: Fungal infections of the cornea, fungal keratitis (FK), are challenging to treat. Current topical antifungals are not always effective and are often unavailable, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries where most cases occur. Topical natamycin 5% is usually first-line tr...
Autores principales: | Hoffman, Jeremy John, Yadav, Reena, Das Sanyam, Sandip, Chaudhary, Pankaj, Roshan, Abhishek, Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Arunga, Simon, Matayan, Einoti, Macleod, David, Weiss, Helen Anne, Leck, Astrid, Hu, Victor, Burton, Matthew J |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7528427/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32998924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038066 |
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