Listeria monocytogenes - Induced endogenous endophthalmitis in an otherwise healthy individuum: Rapid PCR-diagnostic as the basis for an effective treatment;Listeria monocytogenes - Induzierte endogene Endophthalmitis bei einem sonst gesunden individuum: PCR-gestutzte Schnelldiagnostik als Grundlage fur eine erfolgreiche Thetapie

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-58

  Lohmann, Chris P ^a   Heep, Markus ^b   Linde, Hans Jörg ^b   Reischl, Udo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Listeria monocytogenes; PCR

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031905919     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1034832     Document Type: Article

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