Isolated endogenous Nocardia endophthalmitis after immunosuppression

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 141-143

  Chen, Lisa Y ^a   Kesen, Muge R ^a   Ghafourian, Abdalhossein ^b   Nguyen, Quan D ^a   Eberhart, Charles G ^b   Do, Diana V ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous; Endophthalmitis; Immunosuppression; Nocardia; Steroids

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 84879698023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18695760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12348-011-0057-3     Document Type: Article

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