Blinding endophthalmitis from orthodontic headgear [6]

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 351, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 2774-2775

  Blum Hareuveni, Tami ^a   Rehany, Uri ^a   Rumelt, Shimon ^a  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

BLINDNESS; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA NECROSIS; CORNEA OPACITY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE PAIN; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LENSECTOMY; LETTER; MOUTH FLORA; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXTRAORAL TRACTION APPLIANCES; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 10844280034     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200412233512623     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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