Evaluation of outcome of various treatment methods for endogenous endophthalmitis

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 454-460

  Keswani, Tulsi ^a,d   Ahuja, Vijay ^b   Changulani, Manish ^c  

^a National Institute of Ophthalmology   (India)

^b BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

^c KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Fern House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endogenous; Endophthalmitis; Intravitreal antibiotics; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY GRAFT; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33750917483     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.27972     Document Type: Article

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