Changes in conjunctival and lid flora after topical use of lomefloxacin and tobramycin in cataract and refractive surgery;Alterações da microbiota conjuntival e palpebral após uso tópico de lomefloxacina e tobramicina na cirurgia de catarata e cirurgia refrativa

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-29

  Höfling Lima, Ana Luisa ^a,b   Farah, Michel Eid ^a   Montenegro, Luciano ^a   Alvarenga, Lênio Souza ^a   Chalita, Maria Regina Catai ^a   You, Maria Cecília Zorat ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIFESP EPM ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial eye infections microbiology; Bacterial eye infections prevention control; Microbial drug resistance; Microbial sensitivity tests; Ophthalmic solutions; Postoperative complications prevention control; Quinolones therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944432187     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492002000100005     Document Type: Article

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