Influence of age on conjunctival bacteria of patients undergoing cataract surgery

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 447-454

  Rubio, E F ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced age; Cataract surgery; Conjunctival bacteria; Nonsurgical risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE STUDY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GROUPS BY AGE; HAEMOPHILUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33645767198     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701899     Document Type: Article

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