Culture-proven endogenous endophthalmitis: Clinical features and visual acuity outcomes

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 725-731

  Schiedler, Vivian ^a   Scott, Ingrid U ^a   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a   Davis, Janet L ^a   Benz, Matthew S ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TIMOLOL; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATARACT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGEMIA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 1842608801     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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