Endophthalmitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: Report of two cases

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1148-1150

  Chen, Kuan Jen ^a,b   Hou, Chiun Ho ^a   Sun, Ming Hui ^a   Lai, Chi Chun ^a   Sun, Chi Chin ^a,b   Hsiao, Ching Hsi ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII;

EID: 40749091674     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01604-07     Document Type: Article

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