Acute endophthalmitis after cataract surgery at a referral centre in Northern Taiwan: Review of the causative organisms, antibiotic susceptibility, and clinical features

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1359-1365

  Cheng, J H ^a   Chang, Y H ^a   Chen, C L ^a   Chen, Y H ^a   Lu, D W ^a   Chen, J T ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute endophthalmitis; cataract surgery; intravitreal antibiotics; pars plana vitrectomy; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS GLUCANOLYTICUS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77955641911     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2010.39     Document Type: Article

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