Bacterial endophthalmitis: Therapeutic challenges and host–pathogen interactions
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Bacterial endophthalmitis: therapeutic challenges and host-pathogen interactions.
Endophthalmitis is an infection of the posterior segment of the eye that frequently results in loss of vision. This devastating result occurs despite prompt and often aggressive therapeutic and surgical intervention. Over the past decade, research has centered on determining the bacterial and host factors involved in this potentially blinding disease. The initial focus on the bacterial factors ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1350-9462
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2006.12.001