Staphylococcus hominis endophthalmitis associated with a capsular hypopyon

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 930-932

  Iyer, Mohan N ^a,b   Wirostko, William J ^a   Kim, Steve H ^a   Simons, Kenneth B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXPLANT; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; LENS CAPSULE; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; PARTIAL CAPSULECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 18144379812     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.10.060     Document Type: Article

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