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Research Article

Outbreak of Multidrug-resistant Acute Postoperative Endophthalmitis due to Enterobacter aerogenes

Shailaja S. BhatDepartment of Ophthalmology
, MS,
Vivekanand UndrakondaDepartment of OphthalmologyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MS, DNB,
Chiranjay MukhopadhyayDepartment of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College Madhav Nagar, Manipal, KarnatakaIndia
, MD &
Prachi Vikramsinh ParmarDepartment of Ophthalmology
, MBBS
Pages 121-126 | Received 19 Feb 2013, Accepted 29 Jul 2013, Published online: 24 Sep 2013

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