Pathological findings in the lens capsules and intraocular lens in chronic pseudophakic endophthalmitis: An electron microscopy study

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-119

  Adan A ^a   Casaroli Marano, R P ^a   Gris, O ^a   Navarro, R ^a   Bitrian, E ^a   Pelegrin, L ^a   Sanchez Dalmau, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LENS CAPSULE; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 38349123371     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702615     Document Type: Article

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