Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1439-1450 , September 2008

Laboratory diagnosis of endophthalmitis: Comparison of microbiology and molecular methods in the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons multicenter study and susceptibility testing

,Accepted 16 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.05.043

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1439-1450 , September 2008

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