Polymerase chain reaction in pediatric post-traumatic fungal endophthalmitis among egyptian children

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Salman, Abdelrahman Gaber ^a   Mansour, Dina Ezzat ^a   Radwan, Ahmad Abdelmegid ^a   Mansour, Lamia Ezzat ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Endophthalmitis; Fungal; PCR; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; EYE DROPS; EYE OINTMENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ITRACONAZOLE; SPORONOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA ULCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EGYPT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CORNEAL ULCER; EGYPT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; EYE INJURIES; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VANCOMYCIN; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 77950550802     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273940903395302     Document Type: Article

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