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Original Research

Filamentous fungal endophthalmitis: results of combination therapy with intravitreal amphotericin B and voriconazole

Kopal Mithal1 Retina and Uveitis Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India
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Avinash Pathengay1 Retina and Uveitis Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abhishek Bawdekar1 Retina and Uveitis Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India
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Animesh Jindal1 Retina and Uveitis Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India
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Divya Vira2 Cornea Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India
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Nidhi Relhan3 Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Himadri Choudhury1 Retina and Uveitis Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India
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Namrata Gupta1 Retina and Uveitis Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India
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Varun Gupta1 Retina and Uveitis Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India
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Nagendra K Koday4 Ocular Microbiology Service, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India
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Harry W Flynn Jr3 Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Pages 649-655 | Published online: 13 Apr 2015

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