Chronic postoperative Roseomonas endophthalmitis.
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چکیده
We report one case with chronic postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Roseomonas species. Roseomonas spp. induced chronic endophthalmitis, which might result in misdiagnosis and delayed treatment and causes ocular damage and severe visual loss. This report is the first one related to a case with postoperative endophthalmitis secondary to Roseomonas infection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 47 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009