Spectrum of aetiological agents of postoperative endophthalmitis and antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial isolates

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-128

  Anand, A R ^a   Therese, K Lily ^a   Madhavan, Hajib N ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity; Bacterial; Fungal; Postoperative endophthalmitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0033822278     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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