A case of bilateral endophthalmitis and carriage of β-defensin 1 -44CC genotype [3]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1249-1250

  Carter, James ^a   Churchill, Amanda J ^a   Gorman, Chris ^b   Haynes, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE EXAMINATION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BETA-DEFENSINS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34548348522     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.111708     Document Type: Letter

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