Late-Onset Corynebacterium Endophthalmitis Following Laser Posterior Capsulotomy

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-161

  Hollander, David A ^a   Stewart, Jay M ^a,c   Seiff, Stuart R ^a   Poothullil, Antony M ^a   Jeng, Bennie H ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LENS IMPLANT; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 1542617846     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20040301-14     Document Type: Article

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