Fungal Endophthalmitis: Another Risk Associated With Intravenous Drug Use.

Fungal Endophthalmitis: Another Risk Associated With Intravenous Drug Use.

Watkins Richard R

Infectious Disease Alert

2017

2017-10

A retrospective cohort study found that endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is associated with intravenous drug use and frequently results in poor visual outcomes despite appropriate surgical and antifungal therapy.

Substance Abuse; Treatment Outcomes; Fungemia; Intravenous Drug Users; Visual Acuity; Antifungal Agents – Administration and Dosage; Communicable Diseases – Risk Factors; Endophthalmitis – Risk Factors; Endophthalmitis – Surgery; Eye Infections; Fungal – Risk Factors; Intravenous – Complications; Vision Disorders – Risk Factors

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