Actinomyces israelii endogenous endophthalmitis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 427-428

  Milman, Tatyana ^a,b   Mirani, Neena ^a,b   Gibler, Therese ^c   Van Gelder, Russell N ^c   Langer, Paul D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; AGED; BACTERIAL GENE; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC PATIENT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE BIOPSY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 40549099011     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123596     Document Type: Letter

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