Endogenous endophathalmitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in an immune competent patient [2];Endoftalmitis endógena por Streptococcus pneumoniae en un paciente inmunocompetente

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 357-358

  Gorroño Echebarría, Marina Begoña ^a   Rojo, Gerardo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; OXYGEN SATURATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33750049028     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13092319     Document Type: Letter

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