Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis with associated hepatic abscess

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 442-444

  Connell, Nathan T ^a,c   Thomas, Ian A ^b   Sabharwal, Aman D ^b   Gelbard, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Hepatic abscess; Klebsiella

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GATIFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE PAIN; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HAITI; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; METASTASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE;

EID: 38049178620     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.259     Document Type: Article

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