Prospective randomized study determining whether a 3-day application of ofloxacin results in the selection of fluoroquinolone-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-364

  Ta, C N ^a   He, L ^a   Nguyen, E ^a   Miño De Kaspar, Herminia ^a,b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bacteria; Conjunctiva; Fluoroquinolone; Ofloxacin; Resistance

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33745922083     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600301     Document Type: Article

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