RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTIOUS KERATITIS - A LITERATURE REVIEW

Risk factors for infectious keratitis - a literature review

Introduction and purpose Infectious keratitis represents the leading cause of corneal blindness worldwide, particularly in developing countries.Both risk factors and etiological patterns vary between economically developed and developing regions, with bacterial predominance in the former and fungal predominance in the latter.This review aims to pro

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Local inflammation, dissemination and coalescence of lesions are key for the progression towards active tuberculosis: the bubble model

The evolution of a tuberculosis (TB) infection towards active disease is driven by a combination of factors mostly related to the host response.The equilibrium between control of the bacillary load and the pathology generated is crucial as regards preventing the growth and proliferation of TB lesions.In addition, some experimental evidence suggests

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Advantaged performance of tractor engine fuelled with dewaxed-degummed jatropha oil on long-run evaluation under loads

A tractor engine was fuelled with blends of dewaxed-degummed jatropha oil and diesel up to 50:50 (v/v) ratio.Higher power was obtained with treated oil than raw oil for all fuel blends.The engine operated well up to the blend ratio of 30:70 with treated oil and then there was sudden drop in engine speed under overload conditions.It was also found t

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Branding Politik Caleg Perempuan dari Partai Islam: Studi Kasus Lilis Nurlia dan Eka Widyani Latief di Kota Bekasi

Elections of 2019 are simultaneous elections.Elections 2019 Jackets require candidates to do a number of things to win the elections.Political branding is the common way of legislature candidates.Lilis Nurlia and Eka Widyani Latief are candidates for legislative members in Bekasi City from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).Interestingly, Lilis Nur

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