Postoperative Alcaligenes xylosoxidans endophthalmitis: report of two cases Endoftalmite pós-operatória causada por Alcaligenes xylosoxidans: relato de dois casos

Postoperative Alcaligenes xylosoxidans endophthalmitis: report of two cases Endoftalmite pós-operatória causada por Alcaligenes xylosoxidans: relato de dois casos

We report two cases of postoperative Alcaligenes xylosoxidans endophthalmitis. A 78-year-old woman in good general health developed A. xylosoxidans endophthalmitis one month after an uncomplicated phacoemulsification procedure with posterior chamber intraocular lens. It was performed on her left eye...

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Main Authors: Alejandra de-la-Torre, Christian Adrián López-Castillo, Javier Andrés Bernal-Urrego, Juan Pablo Sinisterra-Pava, Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2008-02-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Alcalígenes
Extração de catarata
Endoftalmite
Infecções oculares bacterianas
Implante de lente intra-ocular
Reoperação
Vitrectomia
Corpo vítreo
Adulto
Idoso
Feminino
Masculino
Relatos de casos
Alcaligenes
Cataract extraction
Endophthalmitis
Eye infections, bacterial
Lens implantation, in-traocular
Reoperation
Vitrectomy
Vitreous body
Adult
Aged
Female
Male
Case reports
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