Endophthalmitis: Incidence and prevention

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-70

  Soriano, Eduardo S ^a,b   Nishi, Mauro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cataract; Endophthalmitis; Incidence; Prevention

Indexed keywords

QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 15044351316     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-200502000-00012     Document Type: Review

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