Late bleb-related endophthalmitis after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 146-151

  Akova, Y A ^a   Bulut, S ^a   Dabil, H ^a   Duman, S ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DEXAMETHASONE; MITOMYCIN C; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRABECULECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033024676     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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