Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Actinomyces neuii

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2641-2643

  Raman, Vasant S ^a,b   Evans, Nick ^a   Shreshta, Bharat ^a   Cunningham, Richard ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES NEUII; AGED; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CILIARY DISK; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 11144298726     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.04.070     Document Type: Article

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