Aqueous penetration of gatifloxacin and levofloxacin into the rabbit aqueous humor following topical dosing

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 210-216

  Levine, Jason M ^a   Noecker, Robert J ^a   Lane, Lisa C ^a   Snyder, Robert W ^a   Rapedius, Markus ^a   Blanchard, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; EYE DROPS; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KERATITIS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLUOROQUINOLONES; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OFLOXACIN; RABBITS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 3042807210     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1080768041223602     Document Type: Article

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