Pneumococcal keratitis, bacteremia, and septic arthritis in an asplenic patient

Cornea

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 434-436

  Rivera, Pedro ^a   Wilson, Martin ^a   Rubinfeld, Roy S ^a,b,c  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asplenic; Bacteremia; Keratitis; Pneumococcus; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTEREMIA; EYE ENUCLEATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPLENECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030006979     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199607000-00015     Document Type: Article

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