Case of bacterial endophthalmitis caused by an Agrobacterium radiobacter-like organism

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3212-3213

  Miller, J Michael ^a   Novy, Craig ^b   Hiott, Mary ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hosp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RADIOBACTER;

EID: 0029910690     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3212-3213.1996     Document Type: Article

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