Postoperative endophthalmitis: Establishment and results of a national registry

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1273-1280

  Sandvig, Kjell U ^a   Dannevig, Lise ^b  

^a NONE   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLINDNESS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY; LENS IMPLANT; LIGHT PERCEPTION VISUAL ACUITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NATIONAL REGISTRY; NORWAY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0041705003     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)02048-5     Document Type: Article

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