Managing severe endophthalmitis with the use of an endoscope

Retina

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 976-980

  De Smet, Marc D ^a   Carlborg, Ebba A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endogenous; Endophthalmitis; Endoscope; Retinal necrosis; Streptococcus; Virulence; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RETINA NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; ENDOSCOPY; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENDOSCOPY; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33644877750     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200512000-00004     Document Type: Article

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