Postoperative infection with group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus after blepharoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 908-910

  Goldberg, Robert A ^a   Li, Tina G ^a  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXUDATE; EYE INFECTION; EYELID EDEMA; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SCAR FORMATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BLEPHAROPLASTY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYELID DISEASES; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHYTIDOPLASTY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0036897174     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01848-2     Document Type: Article

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