Clear corneal wound infection after phacoemulsification

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1755-1759

  Cosar, C Banu ^b   Cohen, Elisabeth J ^a   Rapuano, Christopher J ^b   Laibson, Peter R ^b  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; GENTAMICIN; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; LEVOFLOXACIN; LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE ACETATE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035208283     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.119.12.1755     Document Type: Article

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