Late recurrence of donor contamination-related candida glabrata endophthalmitis following penetrating keratoplasty;Spätes rezidiv einer spenderassoziierten endophthalmitis durch candida glabrata nach keratoplastik

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 226, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 510-511

  Frank, C ^a   Szurman, P ^a   Peters, S ^a   Zierhut, M ^a   Spitzer, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYCLOPENTOLATE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CASE REPORT; CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; CANDIDIASIS; DONOR; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDIASIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; RECURRENCE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 69149097370     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109248     Document Type: Article

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