Postoperative low-grade endophthalmitis caused by biofilm-producing coccus bacteria attached to posterior surface of intraocular lens

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2019-2020

  Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Uno, Toshihiko ^a   Kawamura, Yoshiaki ^b   Joko, Takeshi ^a   Ohashi, Yuichi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 28844489195     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.02.032     Document Type: Article

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