Rare case of exogenous Candida dubliniensis endophthalmitis: a case report and brief review of the literature

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-4

  McMillan, Brian Douglas ^a   Miller, Gary James ^a   Nguyen, John ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida dubliniensis; Enucleation; Exogenous endophthalmitis; Ocular trauma

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLUNT TRAUMA; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENUCLEATION; EYE PAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITRITIS;

EID: 84919906589     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18695760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-4-11     Document Type: Article

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