Postoperative Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. abscessus endophthalmitis: Clinical analysis of 12 clustered adults and a proposed therapeutic algorithm

Purpose: Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by nontuberculous mycobacterium is a rare but devastating complication after intraocular surgery. However, optimal treatment strategies remain undetermined in view of its rarity. Methods: We investigated the cases of culture-proven postoperative Mycobact...

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Main Authors: Jia-Horung Hung, Wen-Chien Ko, Chau-Yin Chen, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Cheng-Lin Wu, Sheng-Min Hsu, Yu-Ti Teng, Shih-Hao Wang, Sung-Huei Tseng, Fu-Chin Huang, Chun-Chieh Lai, Ching-Lung Chen, Chien-Hsiung Lai, Po-Lin Chen, Evelyn Jou-Chen Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118218303499