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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520300767 |