Capnocytophaga canimorsus endogenous endophthalmitis in an immunocompetent host

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1566-1567

  Papadaki, T G ^a   El Moussaoui, R ^a   Van Ketel, R J ^a   Verbraak, F D ^a   Tan, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; VALACICLOVIR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA CANIMORSUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SLIT LAMP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOGS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 55449086837     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.144428     Document Type: Letter

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