Community-acquired bleb-related endophthalmitis caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 477-478

  Tang, Chen Wei ^a   Cheng, Cheng Kuo ^a,b,c   Lee, Tong Sheng ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Avoparcin; Enterococcus; Infection; Intravitreal; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34250678470     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I07-057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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