Periorbital cellulitis caused by Bacillus thuringiensis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 243-245

  Peker, Erdal ^a   Cagan, Eren ^a   Dogan, Murat ^a   Kilic, Adil ^a   Caksen, Huseyin ^a   Yesilmen, Osman ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Infection; Periorbital cellulitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EYELID; FACE EDEMA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NONHUMAN; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT EDEMA; ORBIT PSEUDOTUMOR; PERIORBITAL CELLULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 76649110560     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000139     Document Type: Article

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