Propionibacterium endophthalmitis following molteno tube repositioning

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 201-202

  Fanous, Maher M ^a,b   Cohn, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphakia; Endophthalmitis; Implantation; Molteno; Propionibacterium acnes; Tube

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; IMPLANT; INTRACAMERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030733192     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00061198-199708000-00002     Document Type: Article

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