Posttraumatic Aspergillus terreus endophthalmitis masquerading as dispersed lens fragments

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 739-740

  Moinfar, Nader ^a   Smiddy, William E ^a   Miller, Daniel ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a   Herschel, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPIRATION; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA INJURY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LACERATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CORNEA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; RECURRENCE; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33947611089     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.11.031     Document Type: Article

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