In vitro antimicrobial activity of silicone oil against endophthalmitis- causing agents

Retina

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-126

  Özdamar, Akif ^a,c   Aras, Cengiz ^a   Ozturk, Recep ^b   Akin, Emine ^b   Karacorlu, Murat ^a   Ercikan, Celal ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Valikonagi Caddesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Endophthalmitis; Silicone oil

Indexed keywords

OXANE; SILICONE OIL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0033507183     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199902000-00006     Document Type: Article

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