Penetration of Linezolid into the Anterior Chamber (Aqueous Humor) of the Human Eye after Intravenous Administration

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 670-672

  Garcia Vazquez E ^a   Mensa, J ^a   Lopez Y ^a   Diaz Couchard P ^a   Soy, D ^a   Fontenla, J R ^a   Sarasa, M ^a   Carne X ^a   Montull, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LINEZOLID; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ACETAMIDES; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OXAZOLIDINONES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0942268838     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.2.670-672.2004     Document Type: Article

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