Post-traumatic vancomycin-resistant enterococcal endophthalmitis
Post-traumatic vancomycin-resistant enterococcal endophthalmitis
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms among severe ocular infections is of grave concern. We describe the first reported case of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal endophthalmitis following ocular trauma, uniquely caused by
Enterococcus gallinarum
. The organism demonstrated intrinsic resistance to ceftazidime and vancomycin but resp...
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Post-traumatic vancomycin-resistant enterococcal endophthalmitis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3605398
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3605398
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1869-5760
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1869-5760
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10.1186/1869-5760-3-42
