Endophthalmitis after glaucoma drainage implant surgery

International Ophthalmology Clinics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-115

  Wentzloff, Jeffrey N ^a   Grosskreutz, Cynthia L ^a   Pasquale, Louis R ^a   Walton, David S ^a   Chen, Teresa C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSIS; CORNEA EDEMA; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYELID EDEMA; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANT; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL RISK;

ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GLAUCOMA; GLAUCOMA DRAINAGE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248175257     PISSN: 00208167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e318037766a     Document Type: Review

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