An experimental model of mycobacterial infection under corneal flaps

In order to develop a new experimental animal model of infection with Mycobacterium chelonae in keratomileusis, we conducted a double-blind prospective study on 24 adult male New Zealand rabbits. One eye of each rabbit was submitted to automatic lamellar keratotomy with the automatic corneal shaper...

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Main Authors: C.B.D. Adan, E.H. Sato, L.B. Sousa, R.S. Oliveira, S.C. Leão, D. Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000700010