Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis caused by Pantoea species: A case report

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kletke, Stephanie N ^a   Brissette, Ashley R ^b   Gale, Jeffrey ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTAZIDIME; DEXAMETHASONE; FAMCICLOVIR; GATIFLOXACIN; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; HLA B51 ANTIGEN; HOMATROPINE; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; B SCAN; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CHEMOSIS; CORNEA EDEMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOGENOUS BACTERIAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EVENING DOSAGE; EYE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INJURY; EYELID EDEMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPYON; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIS; LETTER; LOW VISION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PANTOEA; PHACOVITRECTOMY; RETINA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS OPACITY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PANTOEA; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 84901433965     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.09.004     Document Type: Letter

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