Orbital cellulitis caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 280-281

  Escardo J A ^a   Pal, B ^a   Feyi Waboso, A ^a   Lane, C M ^a   Morgan, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BRIMONIDINE; CARTEOLOL; CEFUROXIME; LACRILUBE; LATANOPROST; LIQUID PARAFFIN; METRONIDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; DEBRIDEMENT; ETHMOIDECTOMY; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MAXILLARY SINUS; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; ORBITAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035133878     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00777-7     Document Type: Article

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