Perioperative antibiotics in phacoemulsification

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 705-706

  Ness, Thomas ^a   Reinhard, Thomas ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; POVIDONE IODINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTAMINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTPATIENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33744810585     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.059     Document Type: Letter

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