Endophthalmitis: A rare complication of arteriovenous fistula infection

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-229

  Desai, Madhav ^a   Rapoor, Ram ^a   Gudithi, Swarna Latha ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^b   Prasad, Neela ^a   Dakshinamurty, Kaligotla Venkata ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Hyderabad Opthalmology Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula infection; Endophthalmitis; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BICARBONATE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PUPIL REFLEX; PUS; RETINA DETACHMENT; RIGOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 41849090481     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2008.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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