Endophthalmitis

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 394-398

  Elder, Mark J ^a   Morlet, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cataract; Endophthalmitis; Vancomycin; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COLCHICINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG PENETRATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE INJURY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GOUT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MACULA INFARCTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TISSUE CULTURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

AGED; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BACTERIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; VANCOMYCIN; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0036910578     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2002.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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