Intralenticular Candida species abscess in a premature infant

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 390-391

  Shah, Gaurav K ^a   Vander, James ^b   Eagle Jr, Ralph C ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENSECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; VITRECTOMY;

ABSCESS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CATARACT; FATAL OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LENS DISEASES; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0033998426     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00404-3     Document Type: Article

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