Rhodotorula glutinis endophthalmitis

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 416-418

  Dorey, Michael W ^a,b   Brownstein, Seymour ^a,b   Kertes, Peter J ^a   Gilberg, Steven M ^a   Toye, Baldwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptococcaceae; Fungal endophthalmitis; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Immunocompromised; Rhodotorula glutinis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036975362     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(02)80045-X     Document Type: Article

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