Probable occupational endophthalmitis from bacillus cereus

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-160

  Martinez, Maria F ^a   Haines, Ted ^b   Waller, Marge ^a   Tingey, David ^c   Gomez, Wendell ^a  

^a London District Worker's Health Clinic   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Endophthalmitis; Penetrating injury

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BRIMONIDINE; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISONE; TIMOLOL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UVEITIS;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 43149101049     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.62.3.157-160     Document Type: Article

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