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Postpartum Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Young Immunocompetent Female by a Rare Fungus Candida ciferrii

Pooja Bansala Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Meenakshi Thakara Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
, MD,
Ravinesh Kumara Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
, MBBS &
Poonam Loombab Department of Microbiology, G.B Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
, MD
Pages 2043-2046 | Received 28 May 2021, Accepted 12 Jul 2021, Published online: 20 Jul 2021

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