Two cases of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by gram-positive bacteria with good visual outcome

Case Reports in Ophthalmology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 56-62

  Itoh, Machiko ^a,b   Ikewaki, Junko ^a   Kimoto, Kenichi ^a   Itoh, Yuji ^a,b   Shinoda, Kei ^a,b   Nakatsuka, Kazuo ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroretinogram; Endogenous endophthalmitis; Gram positive coccus; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; IMIPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONVALESCENCE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENDOGENOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE PAIN; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; IRITIS; LASER COAGULATION; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; SLIT LAMP; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS OPACITY;

EID: 79958712936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16632699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320601     Document Type: Article

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