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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 27, 2019 - Issue 5
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Comparison Between Bactec Peds Plus F Broth and Conventional Medium for Vitreous Culture

Seyed Ali TabatabaeiOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Seyed Mehdi TabatabaeiOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Mohammad SoleimaniOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
[email protected]
,
Bahman HejratiOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Ahmad MirshahiOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Alireza KhadabandehOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Aliasghar AhmadrajiOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD &
Niloofar ValipourOcular Trauma and Emergency Department, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD show all
Pages 813-816 | Received 21 Mar 2018, Accepted 11 Apr 2018, Published online: 10 May 2018

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