Low acute endophthalmitis rate: Possible explanations [6]

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1074-1075

  McCulley, James P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN; POVIDONE IODINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LAVAGE; LENS IMPLANT; LETTER; LOW ACUTE ENDOPHTHALMITIS; OINTMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CIPROFLOXACIN; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; POVIDONE-IODINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 20544440646     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.03.050     Document Type: Letter

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