Late-onset intrascleral dissemination of stenotrophomonas maltophilia scleritis after pterygium excision

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 712-715

  Lin, Hsin Chiung ^a   Ma, David Hui Kang ^a   Chen, Young Fen ^a   Yeh, Lung Kun ^a   Hsiao, Ching Hsi ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intrascleral dissemination; pterygium excision; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia scleritis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EXCISION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; SCLERITIS; SCLEROTOMY; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEBRIDEMENT; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PTERYGIUM; SCLERA; SCLERITIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 79957769624     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31820007ed     Document Type: Article

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