Microbial decontamination of human donor eyes with povidone-iodine: Penetration, toxicity, and effectiveness

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1019-1026

  Pels, E ^a,b   Vrensen, G F J M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b Ophthalmic Research Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DONOR; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMERSION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0032862265     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.9.1019     Document Type: Article

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