The fixed combination of fortified vancomycin and amikacin ophthalmic solution - VA solution: In vitro study of the potency and stability

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 717-721

  Lin, Jane Ming ^a   Tsai, Yi Yu ^a   Fu, Ya Lin ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fixed combination; Fortified ophthalmic solution; VA solution

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; EYE DROPS; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SOLUTION; DRUG STABILITY; KERATITIS; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM;

AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG STABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 23044516696     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000154231.10994.6d     Document Type: Article

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