Microbiological spectrum of organisms isolated from explanted scleral buckles

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-202

  Wirostko, William J ^a   Covert, Douglas J ^a   Han, Dennis P ^a   Connor Jr , Thomas B ^a   Kim, Judy E ^a   Hammersley, Jill ^a   Lindgren, Kevin ^a  

^a EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; EXPLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NOCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCLERA BUCKLING PROCEDURE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BACTERIUM; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACTERIA; DEVICE REMOVAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERAL BUCKLING;

EID: 64849115805     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20090301-22     Document Type: Article

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