Endophthalmitis Caused by Bacillus Species

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 883-888

  Miller, John J ^a   Scott, Ingrid U ^b   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a   Smiddy, William E ^a   Murray, Timothy G ^a   Berrocal, Audina ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a  

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

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VANCOMYCIN; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 43049116437     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.12.026     Document Type: Article

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