Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum: A case report and literature review

Ophthalmology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 725-729

  Gonzales, Christine A ^a   Scott, Ingrid U ^a   Chaudhry, Nauman A ^a   Luu, Khoa M ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a   Murray, Timothy G ^a   Davis, Janet L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL DISEASES; SCLERAL BUCKLING; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0034085935     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)00179-7     Document Type: Article

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