Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 643-649 , April 2009

Acute-onset nosocomial endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: Incidence, clinical features, causative organisms, and visual outcomes

Received 2 December 2008 ,Accepted 1 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.01.003

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 643-649 , April 2009

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