Orbital apex syndrome and cavernous sinus thrombosis due to infection with Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 701-702

  Colson, Amy E ^a,b   Daily, Johanna P ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; ORBIT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032843167     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598670     Document Type: Article

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