Polymicrobial endophthalmitis: prevalence, causative organisms, and visual outcomes
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Polymicrobial endophthalmitis: prevalence, causative organisms, and visual outcomes
BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the prevalence, causative organisms, and visual acuity outcome in patients with culture-proven polymicrobial endophthalmitis. The method used in this study is the non-comparative, consecutive case series using a retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with polymicrobial endophthalmitis for the period 2000 to 2010. RESULTS Polymic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-6