New patterns of infecting organisms in late bleb-related endophthalmitis: A ten year review

Eye

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 910-915

  Waheed, Samra ^a  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleb leak; Endophthalmitis; Filtering bleb; Glaucoma; Infection; Trabeculectomy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FILTERING OPERATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0032417294     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.237     Document Type: Article

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