Unusual etiology of visual loss in an HIV-infected patient due to endogenous endophthalmitis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 641-645

  Miailhes, P ^a,b   Labetoulle, M ^c   Naas, T ^c   Guibert, M ^a   Bouree P ^c   Frau, E ^c   Nordmann, P ^c   Galanaud, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Candidal infection; Endophthalmitis; HIV

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; CD4 ANTIGEN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; STAVUDINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RELAPSE; SKIN ABSCESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0035522338     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1198-743X.2001.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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