The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae endogenous endophthalmitis in the USA: Basic and clinical advances

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Kashani, Amir H ^a   Eliott, Dean ^b  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous; Endophthalmitis; Klebsiella pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ENDOGENOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRITIS;

EID: 84886676531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18695760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-28     Document Type: Review

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