An Unusual Encounter: Endophthalmitis Associated with Flavobacterium lindanitolerans

Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos; Abin Holla; Bhaskar Gupta; Julian Sutton; Anastasios Sepetis; Heytham Rezq; Stephen Lash; Serafeim Antonakis

doi:10.1055/a-2165-6181

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DOI: 10.1055/a-2165-6181

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An Unusual Encounter: Endophthalmitis Associated with Flavobacterium lindanitolerans

Eine ungewöhnliche Begegnung: Endophthalmitis im Zusammenhang mit Flavobacterium lindanitolerans

Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Abin Holla

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Bhaskar Gupta

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Julian Sutton

²Department of Infection, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Anastasios Sepetis

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Heytham Rezq

³The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

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Stephen Lash

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Serafeim Antonakis

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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