Prevention of postoperative infections in ophthalmic surgery

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-69

  Ram, Jagat ^a   Kaushik, Sushmita ^a   Brar, Gagandeep S ^a   Taneja, Neelam ^a   Gupta, Amod ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Asepsis; Cluster infection; Eye surgery; Isolated infection; Operating room; Postoperative endophthalmitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASEPSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRRIGATION; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0038618270     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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