Challenges in ocular infectious diseases and the evolution of anti-infective therapy

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Olson, Randall J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GATIFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG PENETRATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RETINITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1542393514     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.01.001     Document Type: Editorial

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