Mycobacterium Abscessus endophthalmitis: Treatment dilemma and review of the literature

Retina

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 826-829

  Matieli, Licia C V ^a,b   De Freitas, Denise ^a   Sampaio, Jorge ^a   Moraes, Nilva S B ^a   Yu, Maria Cecília Zorat ^a   Hofling Lima, Ana Luisa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacteria; Endophthalmitis; Mycobacterium abscessus infection; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GATIFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCES; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SLIT LAMP; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLARITHROMYCIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33748666433     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iae.0000244276.80716.96     Document Type: Article

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