Infectious keratitis progressing to endophthalmitis: A 15-year study of microbiology, associated factors, and clinical outcomes

Ophthalmology

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2443-2449

  Henry, Christopher R ^a   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a   Forster, Richard K ^a   Alfonso, Eduardo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA PERFORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRY EYE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENUCLEATION; EVISCERATION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS KERATITIS; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84870675749     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.06.030     Document Type: Article

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