Clostridium sordellii endophthalmitis after suture removal from a corneal transplant

Cornea

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 522-523

  Zink, Jeffrey M ^a   Singh Parikshak, Rita ^a   Sugar, Alan ^a   Johnson, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium sordellii; Corneal transplant; Endophthalmitis

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; SUTURE REMOVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 3042826616     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000116528.57227.2f     Document Type: Article

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