Conjunctival endogenous microbiota in patients submitted to cataract surgery

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-209

  Locatelli, Claudete I ^a   Kwitko, Sérgio ^a   Simonetti, Amauri Braga ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bacteria; Cataract; Conjunctiva; Intraocular lens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIOTA; MIRABILIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 19944415340     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822003000300004     Document Type: Article

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