Cataract surgery practice and endophthalmitis prevention by Australian and New Zealand ophthalmologists

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 535-544

  Rosha, Deepinder S ^a   Ng, Jonathon Q ^b   Morlet, Nigel ^c   Boekelaar, Michelle ^b   Wilson, Shea ^b   Hendrie, Delia ^b   Semmens, James B ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cataract surgery; Endophthalmitis; Prophylaxis; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; POVIDONE IODINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747364415     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2006.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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