The effect of intraoperative antibiotics in irrigating solutions on aqueous humor contamination and endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification surgery

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 773-778

  Sobaci, Güngör ^a   Tuncer, K ^a   Tas A ^a   Ozyurt M ^a   Bayer, A ^a   Kutlu, U ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Intraocular antibiotics; Microbiology; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; GENTAMICIN; INFUSION FLUID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONJUNCTIVA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; LENS CAPSULE; LENS DISEASE; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 1042278775     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1120672103013009-1007     Document Type: Article

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