Influence of intraocular lens haptic material on bacterial isolates from anterior chamber aspirate

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 588-592

  Agrawal, V ^a   Gopinathan, U ^a   Singh, S ^a   Reddy, M ^a   Rao, G N ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030911077     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(97)80220-9     Document Type: Article

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