Delayed posttraumatic Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis in a child

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 314-316

  Huynh, Tony H ^a   Johnson, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAMNESIS; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LENSECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33746681296     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20060701-09     Document Type: Article

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