Recurrent acute Enterococcal faecalis endophthalmitis following cataract surgery: A case report with a favorable outcome;Endophtalmie aiguë récurrente à Enterococcus faecalis après chirurgie de la cataracte: Un cas à évolution favorable

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-183

  Forestier, F ^a   Salvanet Bouccara, A ^a   Mohand Said, M ^a   Dublanchet, A ^a   Emond, J Ph ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Villeneuve Saint Georges   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Corticotherapy; Endophthalmitis; Enterococcus faecalis; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MAXIDROL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; SPARFLOXACIN; TEICOPLANIN; THIAMPHENICOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33644828256     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-5512(06)73768-8     Document Type: Article

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