Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis: Risk factors, clinical features, and treatment outcomes in mold and yeast infections

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

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

  Sridhar, Jayanth ^a   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a   Kuriyan, Ajay E ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a   Albini, Thomas ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Candida; Fungal eye infections; Infectious endophthalmitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHILD; CLADOPHIALOPHORA; CLADOPHIALOPHORA DEVRIESSI; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE DURATION; ENUCLEATION; EUROTIUM HERBARIORUM; FUNGAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891466120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18695760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-60     Document Type: Article

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