Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1238-1240

  Adams, Wendy E ^a   Habib, Maged ^a   Berrington, Andrew ^a   Koerner, Roland ^a   Steel, David H ^a  

^a SUNDERLAND EYE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SPHINGOMONAS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33746131598     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.094     Document Type: Article

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