Microbiological profile of culture-proven cases of exogenous and endogenous endophthalmitis: A 10-year retrospective study

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 945-956

  Ramakrishnan, R ^a   Bharathi, M J ^a   Shivkumar, C ^a   Mittal, S ^a   Meenakshi, R ^a   Khadeer, M A ^a   Avasthi, A ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial susceptibilities; Endophthalmitis associated with microbial keratitis; Endophthalmitis with scleritis; Microbial pathogens; Post operative endophthalmitis; Post traumatic endophthalmitis

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATITIS; VITREOUS BODY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 65349130681     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.197     Document Type: Article

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