Gemella haemolysans acute postoperative endophthalmitis [10]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1192-1193

  Raman, S V ^a,c   Evans, N ^a   Freegard, T J ^a   Cunningham, R ^b  

^a Royal Eye Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ATROPINE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GEMELLA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0041857749     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.9.1192     Document Type: Letter

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