An "epidemic" of post cataract surgery endophthalmitis by a new organism

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 464-466

  Korah, Sanita ^a   Braganza, Andrew ^a   Jacob, Pushpa ^a   Balaji, V ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Enterobacter amnigenus; Gram negative bacillus

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548977568     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.36486     Document Type: Article

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