An unusual case of corneal perforation secondary to Pseudomonas keratitis complicating a patient's surgical/trauma intensive care unit stay

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 972-974

  Johnson, J L ^a   Sagraves, S G ^a   Feild, C J ^a   Block, E F J ^a   Cheatham, M L ^a  

^a MP 100 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA PERFORATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KERATITIS; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEAL ULCER; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; SEPTICEMIA; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL FLAPS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033778736     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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