Article
Endophthalmitis caused by streptococcal species.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Jun 1992
Mao L K, Flynn H W, Miller D, Pflugfelder S C
Abstract excerpt
The medical records of 48 patients with culture-positive streptococcal endophthalmitis diagnosed between January 1977 and May 1990 were reviewed. The viridans group streptococci were isolated in 24 (50%) of the 48 cases, enterococci in 13 cases (27.1%), Streptococcus pneumoniae in six cases (12.5%), and beta-hemolytic streptococci in six (12.5%) of 48 cases. The clinical statuses of endophthalmitis cases by...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Endophthalmitis
- Eye Infections, Bacterial
- Female
- Humans