Endophthalmitis after penetrating keratoplasty: Microbiologic spectrum and susceptibility of isolates

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 343-345

  Kunimoto, Derek Y ^a   Tasman, William ^a   Rapuano, Christopher ^a   Recchia, Franco ^b   Busbee, Brandon ^c,d   Pearlman, Robert ^e   Belmont, Jonathan ^a   Cohen, Elisabeth ^a   Vander, James ^a   Laibson, Peter ^a   Raber, Irving ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e C/o Medical Education ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; NAFCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TISSUE CULTURE; UNITED STATES; VITREOUS BIOPSY;

EID: 10744231243     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00874-2     Document Type: Article

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