Toxicity and efficacy of intravitreal injection of spartanamicin B* in the treatment of Candida endophthalmitis

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-58

  Serracarbassa, Pedro D ^a   Peyman, Gholam A ^a,c   Liang, Chanping ^a   Calixto Jr , Nassim ^a   Nair, Muralee G ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Exogenous fungal endophthalmitis; Intravitreal injection; Retinal membrane; Retinal toxicity; Spartanamicin B

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; SPARTANAMICIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EYE INFECTION; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RETINA; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTHRACYCLINES; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CANDIDIASIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; INJECTIONS; RABBITS; RETINA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0032446902     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006191629625     Document Type: Article

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