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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Endophthalmitis: Clinical Outcomes and Antibiotic Susceptibilities

Khalil Ghasemi FalavarjaniEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Doheny Eye Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Sayyed Amirpooya AlemzadehEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Abbas HabibiEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Ali HadavandkhaniEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Sareh AskariEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD &
Arash PourhabibiEye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD
Pages 377-381 | Received 22 Sep 2015, Accepted 09 Dec 2015, Published online: 24 Feb 2016

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