Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis after lung transplation for cystic fibrosis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 820-821

  Sheares, Beverley J ^a,b   Prince, Alice S ^a   Quittell, Lynne M ^a   Neu, Natalie M ^a   Bye, Michael R ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Diabetes mellitus; Endopthalmitis; Immunosuppression; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030742893     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199708000-00018     Document Type: Article

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