Recurrent fungal endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections of bevacizumab
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Sterile Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injections
Sterile endophthalmitis appears as an infrequent complication of intravitreal injections and seems to develop mainly in the context of the off-label use of drugs that have not been conceived for intravitreous administration. The aetiology of sterile endophthalmitis, independently of the administered drug, remains uncertain and a multifactorial origin cannot be discarded. Sterile inflammation se...
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In the original paper there is a missing Acknowledgment section, and it should include the following phrase: this paper has been partially funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Project EC08/00192.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100591