Preseptal and orbital cellulitis in a developing country

Orbit

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Uy, Harvey Siy ^a,b,c   Tuaňo, Prospero Ma C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b Asian Eye Institute   (Philippines)

^c Rockwell Center   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Bacterial infections; Eyelid infection; Microbiology; Nasolacrimal duct obstruction; Ophthalmoplegia; Orbital cellulitis; Philippines; Preseptal cellulitis; Staphylococcus; Underdeveloped countries

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NAFCILLIN; NETILMICIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CELLULITIS; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CHEMOSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENUCLEATION; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYELID DISEASE; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PAIN; PHILIPPINES; PRESEPTAL CELLULITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELLULITIS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL DISEASES; PHILIPPINES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249026718     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: 17445108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01676830600671474     Document Type: Article

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