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Epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical outcomes in severe microbial keratitis in South India

Jaya Devi ChidambaramInternational Centre for Eye Health & Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Namperumalsamy Venkatesh PrajnaCornea Department, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India;Microbiology Department, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaView further author information
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Palepu SrikanthiCornea Department, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaView further author information
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Shruti LanjewarCornea Department, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaView further author information
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Manisha ShahCornea Department, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India;Microbiology Department, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaView further author information
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Shanmugam ElakkiyaCornea Department, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India;Microbiology Department, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaView further author information
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Prajna LalithaCornea Department, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India;Microbiology Department, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaView further author information
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Matthew J. BurtonInternational Centre for Eye Health & Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK;Cornea Department, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1872-9169View further author information
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Pages 297-305 | Received 28 Dec 2017, Accepted 16 Mar 2018, Published online: 26 Mar 2018

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