Mucormycosis endophthalmitis after cataract surgery

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-120

  Mohadjer, Yasaman ^a,b,c   Smith, Morton E ^b   Akduman, Levent ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Endophthalmitis; Mucor; Mucormycosis; Post operative complications

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; TRIAMCINOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CILIARY DISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; TREATMENT DURATION; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 34250185699     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273940601186974     Document Type: Article

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