Fungal Infection of Sutureless Self-sealing Incision for Cataract Surgery

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2173-2177

  Garg, Prashant ^a   Mahesh, S ^a   Bansal, Aashish K ^a   Gopinathan, Usha ^a   Rao, Gultapalli N ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ATROPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; KERATITIS; MALE; MYCOSIS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLERITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0242380833     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00861-3     Document Type: Article

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