Risk factors for post-traumatic endophthalmitis in patients with positive intraocular cultures

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 642-647

  Gupta, Arvind ^a   Srinivasan, R ^a   Gulnar, D ^a   Sankar, K ^a   Mahalakshmi, T ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Intraocular positive culture; Open globe injuries; Post traumatic endophthalmitis; Prophylactic antibiotics; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVENTION STUDY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LACERATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TISSUE INJURY; UVEA; VIRULENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 35349011593     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700425     Document Type: Article

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