Incidence and outcome of endophthalmitis over a 13-year period

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-94

  Krause, Lothar ^a   Bechrakis, Nikolaos E ^b   Heimann, Heinrich ^c   Kildal, Daniela ^a   Foerster, Michael H ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Endophthalmitis; Intraocular injection; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 59849129833     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/I08-160     Document Type: Article

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