Postoperative fungal endophthalmitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii resistant to amphotericin B

Retina

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 404-405

  Spirn, Marc J ^b   Roth, Daniel B ^a   Yarian, David L ^b   Green, Stuart N ^b  

^a Retina Vitreous Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EYE DROPS; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SARCOIDOSIS; TRICHOSPORON BEIGELII; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038756723     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200306000-00020     Document Type: Article

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