A prospective and nationwide study investigating endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: Clinical presentation, microbiology, management and outcome

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1080-1086

  Park, Jonathan C ^a   Ramasamy, Balasubramanian ^b   Shaw, Stephen ^c   Ling, Roland H L ^a   Prasad, Som ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLURRED VISION; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE PAIN; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; RETINA; TREATMENT SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905103935     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2013-304486     Document Type: Article

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