Fungal endophthalmitis following cataract surgery: Clinical presentation, microbiological spectrum, and outcome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 609-617

  Narang, Subina ^a   Gupta, Amod ^a   Gupta, Vishali ^a   Dogra, M R ^a   Ram, Jagat ^a   Panday, S S ^a   Chakrabarti, A ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEXAMETHASONE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0034756906     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(01)01180-1     Document Type: Article

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