Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis isolation from the vitrectomy specimen four hours after initial treatment with vancomycin and ceftazidime

A patient presented with acute-onset, postoperative endophthalmitis and visual acuity of light perception. Because of a time delay in arranging a pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), the patient was treated with a prompt vitreous tap for culture an injection of vancomycin and ceftazidime. Four hours later,...

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Autores principales: Javey, Golnaz, Schwartz, Stephen G, Moshfeghi, Andrew A, Asrani, Sanjay, Flynn, Harry W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20234775

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