Endophthalmitis, a rare metastatic bacterial complication of haemodialysis catheter-related sepsis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 939-941

  Saleem, Muhammad R ^a   Mustafa, Sohaib ^a   Drew, Peter J T ^a   Lewis, Aled ^a   Shah, Yaser ^a   Shankar, Jai ^a   Ahmed, Wasim ^a  

^a WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Haemodialysis catheters; Septicaemia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ATROPINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; EYE DROPS; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPYON; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MALAISE; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; NEUTROPHIL; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGOR; SEPSIS; SLIT LAMP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROMBOSIS; VITREOUS BIOPSY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847626957     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl683     Document Type: Article

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