Abiotrophia species as a cause of endophthalmitis following cataract extraction

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1564-1566

  Namdari, Hassan ^a,b,c   Kintner, Kathleen ^b   Jackson, Barbara A ^c   Namdari, Surena ^a   Hughes, Joan L ^a   Peairs, Randall R ^c   Savage, Donald J ^b  

^a Clinical Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital   (United States)

^c Moses Taylor Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; GRANULICATELLA ADIACENS; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ABIOTROPHIA; ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GRANULICATELLA ADIACENS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032919697     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1564-1566.1999     Document Type: Article

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