Subretinal abscess and endogenous endophthalmitis caused by β-lactamase-positive Moraxella species

Retina

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 968-969

  Garg, Sunir J ^a,b,c   Nelson, Mark ^b   Kanitkar, Kunal ^b   Kleiner, Robert ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENSECTOMY; MORAXELLA; NONHUMAN; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SUBRETINAL ABSCESS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORAXELLA; MORAXELLACEAE INFECTIONS; RETINAL DISEASES; VANCOMYCIN; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33749611716     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iae.0000220490.22785.5e     Document Type: Article

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