Posttraumatic exogenous Nocardia endophthalmitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 915-917

  Hudson, Jeffrey D ^a   Danis, Ronald P ^a,b   Chaluvadi, Uma ^a   Allen, Stephan D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; EYE INJURY; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; IRIDECTOMY; IRIS DISEASE; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL DISORDER; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0038619073     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02294-8     Document Type: Article

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