Endophthalmitis caused by Pantoea agglomerans: Clinical features, antibiotic sensitivities, and outcomes

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2015, Pages 1203-1207

  Venincasa, Vincent D ^a   Kuriyan, Ajay E ^a   Flynn, Harry W ^a   Sridhar, Jayanth ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a  

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

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Ocular infection; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 84936999727     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S80748     Document Type: Article

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