Serratia marcescens endophthalmitis after cataract surgery despite vancomycin and gentamicin in irrigation fluid

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 778-779

  Kumar, Nishant ^a,b   Gandhewar, Ravi ^a   Khan, Mohammed Yunis ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Endophthalmitis; Irrigation fluid; Phacoemulsification; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIKACIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYMYXIN B; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LAVAGE FLUID; LIQUID; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

EID: 12244277668     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(04)80073-5     Document Type: Article

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