Candida endophthalmitis: A critical diagnosis in the critically ill

Three cases of candida endophthalmitis complicating critical illness in young adult surgical patients with implications for safer practice are presented. We highlight how early ophthalmological examination can aid in the management of such critically ill patients. Clinicians need to be vigilant for...

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Autores principales: Au, L, Guduru, K, Lipscomb, G, Kelly, SP
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2007
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668535
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description Three cases of candida endophthalmitis complicating critical illness in young adult surgical patients with implications for safer practice are presented. We highlight how early ophthalmological examination can aid in the management of such critically ill patients. Clinicians need to be vigilant for the early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of hospital acquired opportunistic candida infection in at risk patients. Time may be of the essence as sight and life are at risk.
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spelling pubmed-27045392009-08-10 Candida endophthalmitis: A critical diagnosis in the critically ill Au, L Guduru, K Lipscomb, G Kelly, SP Clin Ophthalmol Case Report Three cases of candida endophthalmitis complicating critical illness in young adult surgical patients with implications for safer practice are presented. We highlight how early ophthalmological examination can aid in the management of such critically ill patients. Clinicians need to be vigilant for the early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of hospital acquired opportunistic candida infection in at risk patients. Time may be of the essence as sight and life are at risk. Dove Medical Press 2007-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2704539/ /pubmed/19668535 Text en © 2007 Au et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Candida endophthalmitis: A critical diagnosis in the critically ill
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title_full Candida endophthalmitis: A critical diagnosis in the critically ill
title_fullStr Candida endophthalmitis: A critical diagnosis in the critically ill
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title_short Candida endophthalmitis: A critical diagnosis in the critically ill
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