Mycobacterium chelonae interface infection after endokeratoplasty

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 393-395

  Busin, Massimo ^a,d   Ponzin, Diego ^b   Arffa, Robert C ^c  

^a Casa di Cura Villa Serena   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile SS Giovanni e Paolo   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; EYE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037373972     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01954-2     Document Type: Article

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