The increasing problem of antibiotic resistance

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1831-1832

  Mamalis, Nick ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BLEPHARITIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; EDITORIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; KERATITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AZA COMPOUNDS; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; QUINOLINES;

EID: 35448958082     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.09.005     Document Type: Editorial

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