Bacterial growth in human vitreous humor

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 791-795

  Egger, S F ^a   Buxbaum, A ^a   Georgopoulos, M ^a   Scholda, C ^a   Vecsei, V P ^a   Huber Spitzy, V ^a   Georgopoulos, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Bactericidal capacity; Vitreous humor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0031465075     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0385     Document Type: Article

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