Trauma-induced Acinetobacter lwoffi endophthalmitis with multi-organism recurrence: Strategies with intravitreal treatment

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 863-864

  Crawford Jr , P Mark ^a   Conway, Mandi D ^a   Peyman, Gholam A ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter lwoffi; Endophthalmitis; Recurrent infection; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA INJURY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; RECURRENT INFECTION; TRAUMATIC CATARACT;

EID: 2642638797     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.221     Document Type: Article

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