A devastating ocular pathogen: β-streptococcus group G

Cornea

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 297-300

  Ritterband, David C ^a   Shah, Mahendra K ^a,b   Buxton, Douglas J ^a   Intal, Myrna C ^a,b   Guthrie, Debra S ^a   Seedor, John A ^a  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

streptococcus; Endophthalmitis; Keratitis; Lancefield group G

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EVISCERATION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0034114507     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200005000-00008     Document Type: Article

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