Xanthomonas maltophilia endophthalmitis following penetrating corneal injury

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 301-303

  Kherani, Femida ^a   Kherani, Amin ^a   Gehrs, Karen M ^a   Heilskov, Todd W ^b   Sutphin, John E ^a   Wagoner, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Fungal keratitis; Xanthomonas

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN; ATROPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA INJURY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0036699508     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(02)80026-6     Document Type: Article

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