Late onset posttraumatic Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 442-444

  Abu El Asrar, Ahmed M ^a,b   Al Obeidan, S A ^a   Yeboah, E A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Propionibacterium acnes; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; BACITRACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPLEGIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DISK; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENSECTOMY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 8344276695     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210401400514     Document Type: Article

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