Endophthalmitis, a rare metastatic bacterial complication of haemodialysis catheter-related sepsis

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007 Mar;22(3):939-41. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfl683. Epub 2006 Nov 23.

Authors

Muhammad R Saleem¹, Sohaib Mustafa, Peter J T Drew, Aled Lewis, Yaser Shah, Jai Shankar, Wasim Ahmed

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nephrology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham LL13 7TD, UK.

PMID: 17124278
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfl683

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology
Endophthalmitis / drug therapy
Endophthalmitis / etiology*
Endophthalmitis / microbiology
Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
Eye Infections, Bacterial / etiology*
Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Kidney Diseases / therapy
Male
Renal Dialysis / adverse effects
Renal Dialysis / instrumentation*
Sepsis / complications*
Sepsis / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents