Microbiologic analysis of aqueous humor in phacoemulsification

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 162-165

  Oguz, Halit ^a,b   Satici, Ahmet ^a   Guzey, Mustafa ^a   Aslan, Gonul ^a   Tasci, Sami ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Abdulkadir Karahan Caddesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Cataract surgery; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033136926     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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