Experimental posttraumatic Bacillus cereus endophthalmitis in a swine model: Efficacy of intravitreal ciprofloxacin, vancomycin, and imipenem

Retina

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 317-323

  Alfaro III, D Virgil ^a   Hudson, Steven J ^a   Steele, John J ^a   Bevin, Avery A ^a   Mines, Michael ^a   Laughlin, Robert M ^a   Schoderbek, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029681888     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199616040-00007     Document Type: Article

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