Post-operative ocular infection due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 742-744

  Kaliamurthy, Jayaraman ^a   Cuteri, Vincenzo ^b   Jesudasen, Nelson ^a   Salman, Amjad ^a   Thomas, Philip A ^a   Preziuso, Silvia ^b  

^a JOSEPH EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Group G streptococcus; PCR; Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; OFLOXACIN; RNA 16S; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE EQUISIMILIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE SUBSP. EQUISIMILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP G';

EID: 80054829284     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1758     Document Type: Article

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