Post traumatic polymicrobial endophthalmitis, including Neisseria subflava

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 554-555

  Sharma, Shobha ^a,b   Saffra, Norman A ^b   Chapnick, Edward K ^a  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CORNEA INJURY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA SUBFLAVA; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEA DISEASE;

EID: 0042327810     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00245-9     Document Type: Article

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