Intravitreal trovafloxacin against experimental Staphylococcus epidermidis endophthalmitis

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 126-131

  Karaküçük, Sarper ^a   Mirza, Ertuǧrul ^a   Sümerkan, Bülent ^a   Okten, Turhan ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Endophthalmitis; Intravitreal drug delivery; Retina; Staphylococcus epidermitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0342368715     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000055601     Document Type: Article

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