Prophylactic gatifloxacin therapy in prevention of bacterial keratitis in a rabbit laser in situ keratomileusis model

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 888-892

  Slade, D Snow ^a   Friday, Jason W ^a   Snyder, Robert W ^a   Nix, David E ^a   Kleinert, Leigh B ^a   Patula, Vangie B ^a  

^a Pharmacy (Nix)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; GATIFLOXACIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; INOCULATION; KERATITIS; KERATOMILEUSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CORNEAL ULCER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 34247353339     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.01.034     Document Type: Article

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