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Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2% as a treatment for recalcitrant fungal keratitis in Uganda: a pilot study

OBJECTIVE: Fungal keratitis is a major ophthalmic public health problem, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. The options for treating fungal keratitis are limited. Our study aimed to describe the outcomes of using chlorhexidine 0.2% eye-drops as additional treatment in the manage...

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Autores principales:	Arunga, Simon, Mbarak, Tumu, Ebong, Abel, Mwesigye, James, Kuguminkiriza, Dan, Mohamed-Ahmed, Abeer H A, Hoffman, Jeremy John, Leck, Astrid, Hu, Victor, Burton, Matthew
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2021
Materias:	Cornea and Ocular Surface
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8258663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34368461 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000698

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