Wound infection after cataract surgery

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 447-455

  Valenton, Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b Manila Doctors Hospital   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Bacterial corneal ulcer; Cataract extraction; Endophthalmitis; Fungal keratitis; Suture abscess; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LACRIMAL DUCT; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0029859279     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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