Intravitreal piperacillin/tazobactam in the management of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2210-2211

  Pathengay, Avinash ^a   Mathai, Annie ^a   Shah, Gaurav Y ^a   Ambatipudi, Srinivas ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA OPACITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; LETTER; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 78649513565     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.09.013     Document Type: Letter

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