The Risk of Endophthalmitis Following Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection in the DRCRnet and SCORE Clinical Trials

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 454-456

  Bhavsar, Abdhish R ^a   Ip, Michael S ^b   Glassman, Adam R ^c  

^a Retina Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GATIFLOXACIN; PROXYMETACAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RISK FACTORS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 34548355065     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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