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Early-onset endophthalmitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis after 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kansai Medical University Takii Hospital, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan

    Kayako Matsuyama, Kaoru Kunitomi & Tetsuya Nishimura

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Kansai Medical University Hirakata Hospital, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan

    Makoto Taomoto

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Matsuyama, K., Kunitomi, K., Taomoto, M. et al. Early-onset endophthalmitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis after 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy. Jpn J Ophthalmol 52, 508–510 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-008-0583-1

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