Vitrectomy and systemic fluconazole for treatment of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1012-1018

  Christmas, Nancy J ^a   Smiddy, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MYCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0030465553     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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