Propionibacterium acnes DNA from an explanted intraocular lens detected by polymerase chain reaction in a case of chronic pseudophakic endophthalmitis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 522-525

  Lai, Jui Yang ^a   Chen, Ko Hua ^a   Lin, Ying Cheng ^a   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a   Lee, Shui Mei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CEFALEXIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; CRYSTAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXPLANT; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; MATERIAL COATING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOPHAKIA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLIT LAMP; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOPHAKIA;

EID: 33646481839     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.12.071     Document Type: Article

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