Endophthalmitis resulting from gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a global pathogen with significant morbidity. This bacterium is one of the common causes of sexually transmitted diseases; however, ocular gonococcal infection is rare. The gonococcal ocular infection can lead to ulcerative keratitis and/or corneal perforation. We report a c...

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Main Authors: R. Bollam, M. Yassin, T. Phan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520300767