Streptococcus anginosus-associated endogenous endophthalmitis mimicking fungal endophthalmitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4275-4276

  Hadid, O H ^a   Shah, S P ^a   Sherafat, H ^a   Graham, E M ^a   Stanford, M R ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CANDIDA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS;

STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS;

EID: 23744513626     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4275-4276.2005     Document Type: Article

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