Melioidosis with endophthalmitis

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1501-1502

  Yang, I Hui ^b   Lee, Jong Jer ^b   Liu, Jien Wei ^b   Teng, Mei Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MELIOIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33749581767     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.124.10.1501     Document Type: Article

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