A retrospective study of endophtalmitis rates comparing quinolone antibiotics

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 141-148

  Jensen, Michael K ^a   Fiscella, Richard G ^b   Crandall, Alan S ^a   Moshirfar, Majid ^a   Mooney, Barbara ^a   Wallin, Trevin ^a   Olson, Randall J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; EYE DROPS; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTAH;

EID: 11844250001     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.09.020     Document Type: Article

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