Nocardia endophthalmitis following uncomplicated phacoemulsification and implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-65

  Cacchillo, Paul F ^a   Ciulla, Thomas A ^a,b   Strayer, Thomas ^a   Fisher, Michael ^a   Massicotte, Stephen ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SULFACETAMIDE; SULFONAMIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; NOCARDIA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033956843     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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