Nocardia infection following phacoemulsification

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-61

  Gokhale, Nikhil S ^a   Garg, Prashant ^b   Rodrigues, Camila ^c   Haldipurkar, Suhas ^d  

^a Gokhale Eye Hospital and Eyebank   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^c P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^d Laxmi Eye Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Keratoplasty; Nocardia; Phacoemulsification; Self sealing incision

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORNEAL BIOPSY; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOPLASTY; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SMEAR; SURGEON; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33846041656     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.29498     Document Type: Article

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