Traumatic endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus raffinosus and Enterobacter gergoviae

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 526-528

  Chen, Kuan Jen ^a   Yang, Ko Jen ^b   Sun, Chi Chin ^a,b   Yeung, Ling ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBRIN; IRON; METAL; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SILICONE OIL; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANIRIDIA; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CORNEA LIMBUS; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER GERGOVIAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS RAFFINOSUS; EYE INJURY; EYE PAIN; EYEBALL; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LACERATION; LASER COAGULATION; LENSECTOMY; MALE; NAIL; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA TEAR; SUTURING METHOD; TRAUMATIC ENDOPHTHALMITIS; VASCULITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENTEROCOCCUS; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; VANCOMYCIN; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 65649113995     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.008482-0     Document Type: Article

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