Endophthalmitis caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa in Taiwan

Retina

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1193-1198

  Chen, Kuan Jen ^a   Sun, Ming Hui ^a   Lai, Chi Chun ^a   Wu, Wei Chi ^a   Chen, Tun Lu ^a   Kuo, Ya Hui ^a   Chao, An Ning ^a   Hwang, Yih Shiou ^a   Chen, Yen Po ^a   Wang, Nan Kai ^a   Liu, Laura ^a   Kuo, Jane Zea Chin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; endogenous endophthalmitis; exogenous endophthalmitis; intravitreal antibiotics; keratitis; pars plana vitrectomy; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; scleritis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCLERITIS; TAIWAN; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEAL ULCER; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERITIS; TAIWAN; TRABECULECTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79958264631     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181fbce5c     Document Type: Article

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